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      Martí Ferret
      last edited by

      My pfsense no redirect to captive portal if i put something like www.google.es but if i put ip like 22.22.22.22 captive portal works.
      I think its DNS error.

      DHCP: https://imgur.com/a/XwL2jPP
      DNS resolver: https://imgur.com/a/1SFwXZ3

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        free4 Rebel Alliance @Martí Ferret
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          Martí Ferret
          last edited by

          What you mean?

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            free4 Rebel Alliance @Martí Ferret
            last edited by

            @Martí-Ferret sorry for my previous post, It was a mistake.

            • What happens when you try, as a not connected user, to perform an nslookup www.google.es in your console ? Are you receiving a reply? If yes, which one? The expected reply is the real IP address of google (captive portal should not interfere with DNS)
            • Could you show me an ipconfig /all of your workstation so that we could know your DNS/DHCP settings?

            Also, for the DHCP server...what is the DNS server that you entered? (your screenshot doesn't show that setting...)

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              Gertjan @Martí Ferret
              last edited by Gertjan

              @Martí-Ferret said in Captive portal not redirect:

              DNS resolver: https://imgur.com/a/1SFwXZ3

              Outgoing Network Interface : LAN ?
              Change to default (or all WAN) and you be doing better if not fine.
              (authoritative DNS server can not be found on your LAN)

              Edit : True : DNS has to bet set up correctly - and should work for your devices, even when not authenticated against the captive portal.

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

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                Martí Ferret @free4
                last edited by

                @free4
                nslookup : https://imgur.com/a/WRGCFYn
                ipconfig /all : https://imgur.com/a/FJgCTnO

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                  Martí Ferret @Gertjan
                  last edited by

                  @Gertjan I change DNS resolver, with this: https://imgur.com/a/1SFwXZ3
                  and didn't work

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                  • GertjanG
                    Gertjan @Martí Ferret
                    last edited by

                    @Martí-Ferret said in Captive portal not redirect:

                    @free4
                    nslookup : https://imgur.com/a/WRGCFYn

                    ICMP (= ping) won't work if not authenticated.

                    DNS Resolving should work.

                    ipconfig /all : https://imgur.com/a/FJgCTnO

                    pfSense = 10.0.0.2 ? Ok, why not, but why not 10.0.0.1 ?

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

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                      Martí Ferret
                      last edited by

                      I was authenticated when i make the nslookup, and idk why i put 10.0.0.2, this is not the error true?

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                      • GertjanG
                        Gertjan
                        last edited by

                        Who is 10.0.0.2 ?

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

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                        • GertjanG
                          Gertjan
                          last edited by Gertjan

                          My Resolver settings :

                          fc8b542c-410c-4f9c-acb2-05b748d11aa2-image.png

                          edit : the Custom options are not related - not needed.

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

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                            Martí Ferret @Gertjan
                            last edited by

                            @Gertjan The PFSENSE server

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                            • GertjanG
                              Gertjan
                              last edited by

                              Firewall rules on LAN ?

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

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                                Martí Ferret @Gertjan
                                last edited by

                                @Gertjan I copy ur config and didn't work my captive portal. ;(
                                not all, just i disallow DNS query forwarding like you.

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                                  Gertjan @Martí Ferret
                                  last edited by

                                  @Martí-Ferret said in Captive portal not redirect:

                                  not all, just i disallow DNS query forwarding like you.

                                  When you install pfSense, you setup WAN (if needed) and you change nothing, the captive portal works.
                                  Ok if you change 192.168.1.0/24 for 10.0.0.0/24.

                                  My firewall rules on LAN :
                                  7c21ad2d-1990-4a7f-ad1c-a751d10d90eb-image.png

                                  with these rules, you're ok?
                                  ( but such rules are mayne not ok for a Captive portal - just ok to start with )

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

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                                    Martí Ferret @Gertjan
                                    last edited by

                                    @Gertjan 0
                                    what rule i should have

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                                    • GertjanG
                                      Gertjan
                                      last edited by

                                      As shown above - to start with.

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

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                                        Martí Ferret @Gertjan
                                        last edited by

                                        @Gertjan I copy the second one and didn't work yet ;(

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                                        • GertjanG
                                          Gertjan
                                          last edited by Gertjan

                                          Afterwards, you can - and you should - adapt.
                                          All depends on what type off public you have on your captive portal.
                                          Familly ? You'll be fine?
                                          Public network ? You should NOT activate the captive portal on your LAN, use a dedicated interface (OPT1) and depreciated rules.
                                          For an example, I show you my firewall rules on my captive portal (a public portal - untrusted visitors) :

                                          d8e43528-5ccf-4327-a8f6-0fc19bdf3743-image.png

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

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                                            Martí Ferret @Gertjan
                                            last edited by

                                            @Gertjan IDK why i put www.google.es and dont redirect but if i put 11.11.11.11 redirects to captive portal.
                                            Before to configurate rules I want to get automatically redirected to captive portal not only if i put ip on URL

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