Captive portal page not showing work only when typing IP:8000

manpacheco · Feb 3, 2016, 1:47 PM

Everything work fine able to browse any site except need to input the IP:8000 to go to portal page and successfully authenticated .How can redirect the portal page when browsing any site for those user are not yet successfully login?

Gertjan · Feb 3, 2016, 1:52 PM

Something ** is wrong in your basic setup.

Tel us about your :
DNS Setup
Used interfaces
Portal setup.

** I can't say more. You didn't say anything about your setup.

cmb · Feb 3, 2016, 8:35 PM

https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Captive_Portal_Troubleshooting#Captive_portal_not_redirecting

manpacheco · Feb 4, 2016, 7:45 AM

WAN
IP:192.168.100.5
Gateway:192.168.100.1
DNS:8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4
LAN
IP:192.168.1.1
Gateway:None
DNS :None

Used interfaces : I used the LAN interface
Portal setup:I used the pfsense default config

All config are based on the pfsense site tutorial ,when I enable captive portal can't browse any site only when I type the 192.168.1.1:8000 then login successfully .Why I can't redirect the portal page when browsing site at start using the LAn interface?

Gertjan · Feb 4, 2016, 8:19 AM

@manpacheco:

….
LAN
IP:192.168.1.1
Gateway:None
DNS :None

Used interfaces : I used the LAN interface
Portal setup:I used the pfsense default config

All config are based on the pfsense site tutorial ,when I enable captive portal can't browse any site only when I type the 192.168.1.1:8000 then login successfully .Why I can't redirect the portal page when browsing site at start using the LAn interface?

as you said, if you (the visitor) uses an URL like http://www.google.com, as you are not resolving DNS for the visitor, you will not be redirected (to the portal).
See (again) https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Captive_Portal_Troubleshooting#Captive_portal_not_redirecting : first issue.
What are your captive portal firewall rules ? (issue 2)
Keep in mind issue 3 …

manpacheco · Feb 4, 2016, 8:55 AM

I already see the first issue ,what should I do to solved the " resolving DNS for the visitor"?I using the default firewall rules on the lan interface and also I enable the DNS Forwarder

Derelict · Feb 4, 2016, 9:11 AM

What version pfSense is this captive-portal:8000?

manpacheco · Feb 4, 2016, 9:16 AM

I'm currently using the pfsense 2.0.3 x86 .

muswellhillbilly · Feb 4, 2016, 10:12 AM

My answer to the other post you added to another query of this kind:

What are you using for DNS? The browser has to be able to resolve an external address before redirecting to the portal page. Until you've authenticated, external DNS servers are unavailable, so the best thing is to set PFS as a DNS forwarder and use the firewall as your primary DNS for your LAN clients.

muswellhillbilly · Feb 4, 2016, 10:15 AM

@manpacheco:

I'm currently using the pfsense 2.0.3 x86 .

As an aside, you might want to consider upgrading to a newer version.

manpacheco · Feb 4, 2016, 11:43 AM

IS working now updated to 2.1.X.. thnxs to all who reply