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    • S
      skron
      last edited by

      DHCP Relay (and keeping DNS to DC) is not an option?

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      • J
        jetberrocal
        last edited by

        @skron:

        DHCP Relay (and keeping DNS to DC) is not an option?

        How will I use DHCP Relay?

        My DHCP (DC/DNS) server IP is 192.168.56.10 (static, 255.255.255.0)
        My pfsense IP is 192.168.56.1 (static, 255.255.255.0) in LAN side, WAN is DHCP assign from cable modem. I do not have any other interface.

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        • J
          jetberrocal
          last edited by

          It happens that I have a client that has a Win Server with AD/DNS but without DHCP because it has a Wifi Router that is doing the DHCP Server role.

          So I can turn on DHCP on pfsense and configure the router to use the pfsense's dhcp.

          How should I configure the pfsense dhcp to register addresses in the AD/DNS?

          Once I get this dhcp running I can turn on CP in pfsense

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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by

            No idea why you wouldn't just use Windows DHCP in that case.

            Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
            A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
            DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
            Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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            • J
              jetberrocal
              last edited by

              @Derelict:

              No idea why you wouldn't just use Windows DHCP in that case.

              I tried Captive Portal with DHCP in the AD, but it did not work.  Also in this thread was directed to the note referred by Gertjan on: June 21, 2016, 04:55:46 am , implying that DHCP must be done by pfsense as CP works correctly.

              It was suggested to use DHCP relay but I do not how could I use that for this situation.

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              • J
                jetberrocal
                last edited by

                OH! Still does not work.

                I turn dhcp off in the AD server and turn on dhcp on pfsense.  The PC aquired the IP succesfully as can be seen on the dhcp leases in pfsense.

                But chrome does not call the CP login page.

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                • DerelictD
                  Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                  last edited by

                  Is the AD DHCP server in the same subnet as your clients? If not you will have to use DHCP relay to get there and put the proper scope in the DHCP Server.

                  What happens if you go to http://10.10.10.10/ in chrome?

                  Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
                  A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
                  DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
                  Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                  • J
                    jetberrocal
                    last edited by

                    My network is really simple.

                    My LAN is 192.168.56.x, 255.255.255.0
                    AD has static IP 192.168.56.10
                    pfsense has static IP 192.168.56.1
                    DHCP server sets:
                    from 192.168.56.100 to 192.168.56.254
                    DNS = 192.168.56.10
                    Gateway = 192.168.56.1

                    WAN is DHCP assigned by the Cable modem

                    Trying http://10.10.10.10 gives me "took too long to respond" error

                    ipfw zone list
                    Currently defined contexts and their members:
                    2: em1,

                    Shell Output - ipfw -x 2 show

                    65291    0      0 allow pfsync from any to any
                    65292    0      0 allow carp from any to any
                    65301  66  2424 allow ip from any to any layer2 mac-type 0x0806,0x8035
                    65302    0      0 allow ip from any to any layer2 mac-type 0x888e,0x88c7
                    65303    0      0 allow ip from any to any layer2 mac-type 0x8863,0x8864
                    65307    0      0 deny ip from any to any layer2 not mac-type 0x0800,0x86dd
                    65310 1569 143858 allow ip from any to table(100) in
                    65311 1456 434214 allow ip from table(100) to any out
                    65312  13  4327 allow ip from any to 255.255.255.255 in
                    65313    0      0 allow ip from 255.255.255.255 to any out
                    65314    0      0 pipe tablearg ip from table(3) to any in
                    65315    0      0 pipe tablearg ip from any to table(4) in
                    65316    0      0 pipe tablearg ip from table(3) to any out
                    65317    0      0 pipe tablearg ip from any to table(4) out
                    65318  878 108115 pipe tablearg ip from table(1) to any in
                    65319  858 899391 pipe tablearg ip from any to table(2) out
                    65532  282  14933 fwd 127.0.0.1,8002 tcp from any to any dst-port 80 in
                    65533  223  25436 allow tcp from any to any out
                    65534 2141 218858 deny ip from any to any
                    65535    0      0 allow ip from any to any

                    Shell Output - ipfw -x 2 table all list

                    –-table(1)---
                    192.168.56.100/32 mac 08:00:27:e8:c0:b4 2002
                    ---table(2)---
                    192.168.56.100/32 mac 08:00:27:e8:c0:b4 2003
                    ---table(100)---
                    192.168.56.1/32 0

                    Note: The table(100) has 192.168.56.1/32 instead of /24. I have not added any Allow IP nor Allow Host at the zone.

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                    • GertjanG
                      Gertjan
                      last edited by

                      @jetberrocal:

                      Note: The table(100) has 192.168.56.1/32 instead of /24. I have not added any Allow IP nor Allow Host at the zone.

                      Table 100 contains the IP of the Captive Portal NIC.

                      @jetberrocal:

                      My network is really simple.

                      My LAN is 192.168.56.x, 255.255.255.0
                      AD has static IP 192.168.56.10
                      pfsense has static IP 192.168.56.1
                      DHCP server sets:
                      from 192.168.56.100 to 192.168.56.254
                      DNS = 192.168.56.10
                      Gateway = 192.168.56.1

                      Ok.
                      and what are these setting on the device that you used to :
                      @jetberrocal:

                      Trying http://10.10.10.10 gives me "took too long to respond" error

                      Who is this IP :
                      @jetberrocal:

                      –-table(1)---
                      192.168.56.100/32 mac 08:00:27:e8:c0:b4 2002
                      ---table(2)---
                      192.168.56.100/32 mac 08:00:27:e8:c0:b4 2003
                      ---table(100)---
                      192.168.56.1/32 0

                      ?
                      Table 1 and 2 contain the "logged in users" - so "192.168.56.100" has been logged in successfully.

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

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                      • J
                        jetberrocal
                        last edited by

                        The device I am using for testing is a Win 7 Pro attached to the AD, that is assign an IP by the DHCP.  Since is only one the IP assigned is the first DHCP assign value which is 192.168.56.100.

                        The test device using Chrome sometimes shows the CP Login page and I can logging successfully.  Thus the table shows in this occasion the device MACs.

                        BUT after successful login, the trigger page is shown, but no other page.  The network is broken as if the login were unsuccessful but worst because the CP no longer is trigger.  (I close the browser, and remove/delete the line from the CP status in Diagnostics)

                        I cant ping any Internet address not even resolve the addresses.

                        I thought this was because the DHCP server was in the AD and not the pfsense, but I turn off the dhcp in the AD and activated the dhcp in pfsense and still have the same bad behavior.

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                        • GertjanG
                          Gertjan
                          last edited by

                          Consider this : if you address your browser to the right pace (the captive portal IP address) you should see the login page.
                          A DHCP server gives more as a IP address for a client-device.
                          It also hands over the gateway (and a DNS, etc), which should be pfSense, and not some other IP.

                          First the gateway is inaccessible, but a browser startup up will be 'captured' by the portal interface. Authentication will make the firewall in front of the portal transparent, and of you go …

                          What is the gateway that your server offers to its clients ?
                          What is the gateway your clients are using ?

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

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                          • J
                            jetberrocal
                            last edited by

                            @Gertjan:

                            Consider this : if you address your browser to the right pace (the captive portal IP address) you should see the login page.
                            A DHCP server gives more as a IP address for a client-device.
                            It also hands over the gateway (and a DNS, etc), which should be pfSense, and not some other IP.

                            First the gateway is inaccessible, but a browser startup up will be 'captured' by the portal interface. Authentication will make the firewall in front of the portal transparent, and of you go …

                            What is the gateway that your server offers to its clients ?
                            What is the gateway your clients are using ?

                            Gateway = 192.168.56.1 (Set by DHCP clients, Set manually for static clients)
                            DNS = 192.168.56.10 (Set by DHCP, , Set manually for static clients)
                            pfsense = 192.168.56.1 (see attach png for pfsense dashboard)

                            ipconfig output:
                            Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

                            Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : jetdom.local
                              Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter
                              Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 08-00-27-E8-C0-B4
                              DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
                              Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
                              Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::9990:1817:5cc5:4efb%11(Preferred)
                              IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.100(Preferred)
                              Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
                              Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Monday, June 27, 2016 11:39:45 AM
                              Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Tuesday, June 28, 2016 8:00:03 PM
                              Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.1
                              DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.1
                              DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 235405351
                              DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-1C-8B-C6-D4-08-00-27-E8-C0-B4

                            DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.10
                              NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

                            pfsense_status.png_thumb
                            pfsense_status.png

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                            • GertjanG
                              Gertjan
                              last edited by

                              Humm.
                              Can't find anything wrong.

                              When your "192.168.56.100" is logged in - you can check that using the pfSEnse GUI Captive portal Satuts page - or inspecting table '100' using the ipfw show …. test - the barrier "capive-portal-pfsense" will be inexistent for that device ("192.168.56.100") - it's like the captive portal has been shut down for this device.
                              So : my question is : if you shut down the portal function, does the 'internet' access work ?

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

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                              • J
                                jetberrocal
                                last edited by

                                I turn off the zone, and the Internet access started to work.

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                                • J
                                  jetberrocal
                                  last edited by

                                  To clarify.  The pfsense IP is 192.168.56.1/24, but CP table(100) is register with 192.168.56.1/32.  I dont know why /32.

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                                  • GertjanG
                                    Gertjan
                                    last edited by

                                    @jetberrocal:

                                    To clarify.  The pfsense IP is 192.168.56.1/24,

                                    pfSense has an IP on it's LAN - it is 192.168.56.1 (or written as 192.168.56.1/32 ;) )

                                    @jetberrocal:

                                    but CP table(100) is register with 192.168.56.1/32.  I dont know why /32.

                                    It means : This IP only - because the mask is '32'

                                    edit : change the IPv4 firewall rule : remove the source (LAN net) and make it "all"

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

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                                    • J
                                      jetberrocal
                                      last edited by

                                      Why pfsense  IP is written as 192.168.56.1/32 when the LAN Interface is setup as 192.168.56.1/24

                                      I can't select /32 when setting the interface.

                                      I only have the default firewall rules.  You mean to change the IP4 default rule?
                                      What would be the implication?

                                      pfsenseConsole.png
                                      pfsenseConsole.png_thumb

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                                      • J
                                        jetberrocal
                                        last edited by

                                        I still have CP failing to work normally.

                                        I need CP with transparent Squid and squidguard, I need CP so squidguard can get the User name to select the group policy instead on general policy.

                                        I am desperate, please help.

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                                        • GertjanG
                                          Gertjan
                                          last edited by

                                          @jetberrocal:

                                          …
                                          I need CP with transparent Squid and squidguard, I need CP so squidguard can get the User name to select the group policy instead on general policy.
                                          ...

                                          This seems a feature request to me.
                                          I advise you to have a look over here Post a bounty

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

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                                          • J
                                            jetberrocal
                                            last edited by

                                            According to this threads what I want seems a posible thing:

                                            https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=74309.0
                                            https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=74572.0

                                            Squid has CP as Authentication selection so this should work.

                                            But if CP is not working obviously it can be done.

                                            I just want to make CP work first.  What I see is that it takes a genius to make CP work.

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