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    • GertjanG
      Gertjan @stephenw10
      last edited by

      @stephenw10 said in Pfsense, No internet when it is said "You are connected".:

      @Gertjan I assume you are seeing this fix the issue that locks users out if you edit the captive portal?

      Yep.
      It's all here : https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/pull/4042 ^^

      @stephenw10 said in Pfsense, No internet when it is said "You are connected".:

      I'm not sure anyone else is seeing this without editing the config.

      Oh, they will. It's a valid for every captive portal setup.

      1. Your portal is used.
      2. You edit the portal config page : ipfw firewall rules are flushed, but database contains still the logged in user.
      3. You win : you'll see the "You are already logged in" text.

      But .... because there are close to none-admins that edit their captive portal settings page after an initial system setup,, the error isn't really known - doesn't show up ...
      I could see the error because I actually was looking for it.

      Btw : I borrowed the latest version /etc/inc/captiveportal.inc from "Master" so I might benefit other pull requests.

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

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by stephenw10

        Right exactly. That patch was proven against p2 to fix the issue after editing. I would expect it to work against p3 also.
        The question is; is anyone else, other than @MTNet, seeing this issue without editing the config?
        If they are it needs testing against that situation.

        Steve

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        • johnpozJ
          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
          last edited by

          Why should we need any testing? MTNet has 100 deployments and its happening on all of them ;) <rolleyes>

          And the overwhelming amount of technical info provided should be enough... I mean it could be put into a book its so detailed..

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          • ?
            A Former User @Gertjan
            last edited by A Former User

            @Gertjan said in Pfsense, No internet when it is said "You are connected".:

            Update :

            I re applied the patch https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/pull/4042.diff (this is the "patch ID" I used).

            /etc/inc/captiveportal.inc was complaing with one chunck (the 12th one) because in "master" there is a new function :
            function captiveportal_reserve_ruleno($ruleno)
            so I decides to make a backup of my /etc/inc/captiveportal.inc and and replace it with the master version ( https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pfsense/pfsense/master/src/etc/inc/captiveportal.inc ).

            Now, the patch applies perfectly well.

            Great work !

            Again : applied against "2.4.4-p3" with updated (current Master) /etc/inc/captiveportal.inc

            tried this steps in 2.4.4-p3. patched works but the problem is the users who are logged already in captive portal are not displaying in the captive portal status (active users)? and in the services for captive portal users, numbers of users is 0. Have you encountered this?

            right now I am using 2.3.2 version. waiting for the fix to the latest version of pfsense.

            thanks!

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by

              Please be specific about what circumstances you are seeing that under. As far as I'm aware with that patch applied in 2.4.4p3 editing the captive portal and re-saving no-longer results in users logged in but unable to connect.
              However there seems to be another set of reports here for the case in which users are falling into that situation without the captive portal having been edited. If that is happening the patch would likely not address that.

              Steve

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                jurhein
                last edited by jurhein

                ( https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pfsense/pfsense/master/src/etc/inc/captiveportal.inc ).

                what i did to fix the issue is i replace the original captiveportal.inc with the captiveportal.inc from "master" w/o patching using winSCP.

                sorry for my english

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                  A Former User @jurhein
                  last edited by

                  @jurhein said in Pfsense, No internet when it is said "You are connected".:

                  ( https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pfsense/pfsense/master/src/etc/inc/captiveportal.inc ).

                  what i did to fix the issue is i replace the original captiveportal.inc with the captiveportal.inc from "master" w/o patching using winSCP.

                  sorry for my english

                  can you check the captive portal status (active users), if connected users are showing and in the service for captive portal users, if numbers of users is 0. thanks!

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    So are you seeing that just happen spontaneously without editing the captive portal?

                    Steve

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                      jurhein @A Former User
                      last edited by jurhein

                      @dyobetem

                      yes the connected users are showing and in the service for captive portal users the number is not 0, again i did not run the patch using system patches [package] what i did is replacing the captiveportal.inc using winSCP.. im on latest version 2.4.4 p3, and im using a shellcmd package [captiveportal_disconnect_all.php] so that when you restart the pfsense all users disconnect and then re-login

                      sorry my english is not good

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                        A Former User @jurhein
                        last edited by

                        @jurhein said in Pfsense, No internet when it is said "You are connected".:

                        @dyobetem

                        yes the connected users are showing and in the service for captive portal users the number is not 0, again i did not run the patch using system patches [package] what i dead is replacing the captiveportal.inc using winSCP.. im on latest version 2.4.4 p3, and im using a shellcmd package [captiveportal_disconnect_all.php] so that when you restart the pfsense all users disconnect and then re-login

                        sorry my english is not good

                        care to share that shellcmd package [captiveportal_disconnect_all.php] nad how to use that?. I want to try this also. as of now I am using 2.3.2 version of pfsense and I want to try the latest for my captive portal. thanks!

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                        • johnpozJ
                          johnpoz LAYER 8 Global Moderator
                          last edited by johnpoz

                          How is it we have people still on the 2.3 line - and not even the latest in that line?? That whole 2.3 line has been EOL and was warned about it for well over a year.

                          if anything why are you not on 2.3.5p2 ?

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                            A Former User @johnpoz
                            last edited by

                            @johnpoz

                            yeah its true that it has been EOL. maybe its just a personal preference for some of us to used that version (users using 2.3.2) and maybe some users don't want to upgrade :)

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                              A Former User @jurhein
                              last edited by

                              @jurhein

                              using the shellcmd and script is working perfectly after pfsense reboot. all connected users in captive portal are disconnected and need to login again. (this is for 2.4.4 p3 without replacing the captiveportal.inc (from master)

                              when i tried to replaced the captiveportal.inc it and reboot my pfsense and login again my voucher. voucher login success but its not diplaying the voucher i am using in my captive portal status and number of users connected is 0.

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                                jurhein
                                last edited by jurhein

                                • proof that may captiveportal fix [pfsense 2.4.4 p3]
                                • edit captiveportal while users are login
                                • reboot pfsense and re-login [captive portal status and number of users connected is not 0]
                                • credits to @Gertjan

                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffZYJ3iBS10

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                                  A Former User @jurhein
                                  last edited by A Former User

                                  @jurhein

                                  that fix is using the php file (captiveportal_disconnect_all.php), and yes that is perfectly working after rebooting the pfsense.

                                  how about the file (captiveportal.inc) that you replaced using the captiveportal.inc(master) in this link: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pfsense/pfsense/master/src/etc/inc/captiveportal.inc

                                  when i tried that replacing via winscp. logged in captive portals is not showing in the captive portal status and no. of users is 0. you've post in this thread that you replaced it with a new captiveportal.inc from the said link.

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                                    A Former User @jurhein
                                    last edited by

                                    @jurhein

                                    actually that fixed is from @Gertjan. kindly give some credits to him.

                                    :)

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                                      Fenil
                                      last edited by

                                      Hey the patch work but when we have power cycle like if we manually take off the power and do power on than again its says that "You are connected"

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                                      • GertjanG
                                        Gertjan
                                        last edited by Gertjan

                                        Lucky you.
                                        When you power cycle, you could also wind up having a bad file system. pfSense wouldn't even boot up correctly.

                                        When pfSense boots, the logged in user database will be cleared, which means : no users connected.
                                        This was never a problem / worked as it should.
                                        Seeing this message after booting is a complete new issue. Without further details it will remain unanswered.

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

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                                          wazim4u @Gertjan
                                          last edited by

                                          @Gertjan I have patched 2.4.4-P3 with your instructions and it successfully patched. and its working as desired. only problem i am getting is no connected user showing in captive portal status.

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                                          • GertjanG
                                            Gertjan
                                            last edited by

                                            Be carefull, guys.

                                            As I stated above, I use :

                                            Again : applied against "2.4.4-p3" with updated (current Master) /etc/inc/captiveportal.inc

                                            That file could have been changed, as it's part of the actual pfSense version in progress (upcoming 2.5.0). So, what worked back then, might not be doing so anymore.

                                            Coping and replacing files, ok, but be ready and able to debug if needed.
                                            (Or wait for an upcoming version to have it included)

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

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