diff --git a/files/ansible-playbooks/redirect_and_block.yml b/files/ansible-playbooks/redirect_and_block.yml
index eb6b5f0..1021c2a 100644
--- a/files/ansible-playbooks/redirect_and_block.yml
+++ b/files/ansible-playbooks/redirect_and_block.yml
@@ -460,19 +460,73 @@
 
     # ============================ COPY BLOCK SCRIPTS TO DEV2 ============================
 
-    - name: Copy block scripts to DEV2 via wrapper
+    - name: Ensure staging dir on DEV2 (via wrapper)
       delegate_to: localhost
       ansible.builtin.shell: |
-        export DEV2_CMD='mkdir -p "{{ block_dst_dir }}" \
-        && cat > "{{ block_dst_dir }}/{{ item }}" <<'__PTSD_EOF__'
-{{ lookup('file', block_src_dir ~ '/' ~ item) }}
-__PTSD_EOF__
-        && chmod 0755 "{{ block_dst_dir }}/{{ item }}"'
+        export DEV2_CMD='mkdir -p "{{ block_dst_dir }}"'
         {{ dev2_exec_cmd }}
       args: { executable: /bin/bash }
+      changed_when: false
+
+    - name: Copy block scripts controller to DEV2 direct (LLDP direct or LLDP4 fallback)
+      when: dev2_conn_final in ["direct_lldp", "lldp4_fallback"]
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        if [ "{{ dev2_conn_final }}" = "direct_lldp" ]; then
+          HOST="{{ lldp_dev2_ip }}"
+          PASSFILE="{{ dev2_passfile_used_direct }}"
+        else
+          HOST="{{ lldp_dev2_ip }}"
+          PASSFILE="{{ dev2_passfile_used_lldp4 }}"
+        fi
+
+        sshpass -f "$PASSFILE" scp {{ ssh_opts_common }} -P "{{ dev2_port }}" \
+          "{{ block_src_dir }}/{{ item }}" \
+          "{{ dev2_ssh_user }}@${HOST}:{{ block_dst_dir }}/{{ item }}"
+      args: { executable: /bin/bash }
       loop: "{{ block_files }}"
       changed_when: true
 
+    - name: Copy block scripts controller to DEV1 staging (for tunnel or LLDP6 via DEV1)
+      when: dev2_conn_final in ["tunnel", "lldp6_via_dev1"]
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        sshpass -p "{{ dev1_pass }}" scp {{ ssh_opts_common }} \
+          "{{ block_src_dir }}/{{ item }}" \
+          "{{ dev1_user }}@{{ inventory_hostname }}:/tmp/{{ item }}"
+      args: { executable: /bin/bash }
+      loop: "{{ block_files }}"
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: Stage DEV2 passfile on DEV1 (for DEV1 to DEV2 scp)
+      when: dev2_conn_final in ["tunnel", "lldp6_via_dev1"]
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      ansible.builtin.shell: |
+        set -e
+        PASSFILE="{{ dev2_passfile_used_tunnel if dev2_conn_final == 'tunnel' else dev2_passfile_used_lldp6 }}"
+        sshpass -p "{{ dev1_pass }}" scp {{ ssh_opts_common }} \
+          "$PASSFILE" \
+          "{{ dev1_user }}@{{ inventory_hostname }}:/tmp/ptsd_passfile_dev2"
+      args: { executable: /bin/bash }
+      changed_when: true
+
+    - name: Copy block scripts DEV1 to DEV2 (tunnel or LLDP6 via DEV1)
+      when: dev2_conn_final in ["tunnel", "lldp6_via_dev1"]
+      ansible.builtin.raw: >
+        {{ pathprefix }}
+        (HOST="{{ dev2_host }}";
+         PASSFILE="/tmp/ptsd_passfile_dev2";
+         for f in {{ block_files | join(' ') }}; do
+           sshpass -f "$PASSFILE" scp {{ ssh_opts_common }} -P {{ dev2_port }} "/tmp/$f" "{{ dev2_ssh_user }}@${HOST}:{{ block_dst_dir }}/$f" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1;
+           sshpass -f "$PASSFILE" ssh {{ ssh_opts_common }} -p {{ dev2_port }} "{{ dev2_ssh_user }}@${HOST}" "chmod 0755 {{ block_dst_dir }}/$f" >/dev/null 2>&1 || exit 1;
+         done;
+         exit 0)
+      register: dev1_to_dev2_copy
+      changed_when: true
+      failed_when: dev1_to_dev2_copy.rc != 0
+
   post_tasks:
     - name: Cleanup note
       delegate_to: localhost