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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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                                      • GertjanG
                                        Gertjan
                                        last edited by

                                        Test this :

                                        Disconnect all captive portal users (tricky, you are on LAN - you will disconnect yourself).
                                        At this moment, a "nslookup" should work.
                                        In other words : DNS should not be blocked
                                        If 10.0.0.2 is your DNS and gateway, DNS request will be passed. DNS will work.

                                        If not : what did you change concerning DNS ?

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

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                                          free4 Rebel Alliance
                                          last edited by

                                          @Martí-Ferret Your problem is coming from your DNS server, it's not related to the captive portal or to your firewall rules.

                                          Few things :

                                          • Use the "DNS Resolver" in pfSense. The DNS forwarder is a legacy option.
                                          • What DNS server are you using for your pfSense appliance (in System->General Settings) ? Could you check that your pfSense can correctly ping this IP and that a DNS server is enabled on this IP?
                                          • Could you verify your ACL in the DNS resolver settings? What are the logs of your pfSense when you try to resolve a random domain name using DNSSEC ( fbi.gov ) and not using DNSSEC ( kcna.kp ) ?
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                                            Martí Ferret @Gertjan
                                            last edited by

                                            @Gertjan Idk why now internet on client don't work.
                                            https://imgur.com/a/W4cfWeC

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