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

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    • GertjanG
      Gertjan
      last edited by

      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.

      No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
      Edit : and where are the logs ??

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      • C
        cmb
        last edited by

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

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        • M
          manpacheco
          last edited by

          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?

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          • GertjanG
            Gertjan
            last edited by

            @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 …

            No "help me" PM's please. Use the forum, the community will thank you.
            Edit : and where are the logs ??

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            • M
              manpacheco
              last edited by

              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

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              • DerelictD
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by

                What version pfSense is this captive-portal:8000?

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                DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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                  manpacheco
                  last edited by

                  I'm currently using the pfsense 2.0.3  x86 .

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                    muswellhillbilly
                    last edited by

                    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.

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                      muswellhillbilly
                      last edited by

                      @manpacheco:

                      I'm currently using the pfsense 2.0.3  x86 .

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

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                        manpacheco
                        last edited by

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

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