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Captive Portal Not Requesting Authentication

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    bebop_man
    last edited by May 13, 2017, 7:42 PM

    I am attempting to setup pfsense with a captive portal.

    Basic internet access works, but when I create a Captive portal, and enable "Local User Manager / Vouchers" with "Allow only users/groups with "Captive portal login" privilege set", nothing appears to happen.

    I connect a device to the LAN network, and open a web browser.  My start page, or any other page, opens immediately.  I'm never prompted for credentials or a voucher.

    Where can I start looking to resolve this issue?

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      chek69
      last edited by Jun 2, 2017, 10:09 AM

      You checked you firewall ?

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        Gertjan
        last edited by Jun 2, 2017, 11:28 AM

        @chek69:

        You checked you firewall ?

        well, as he said,

        … My start page, or any other page, opens immediately ....

        traffic (http https and - important - dns) works ….
        The default pfSense rule " let everything go out " should be in place. And the same firewall rule would be enough to make the portal work.
        I'm presuming of course, this still is a typical case of "My firewall doesn't work and I'm NOT showing you my firewall rules so you could NOT see why it doesn't work …"

        I connect a device to the LAN network

        Detail the connection please - is this by wire ? Or Wifi, and thus an AP is involved …

        Or : Others are uploading their own 'portal page' without knowing that "html" is not a human language, the slightest error will take everything down ... (the built in page works great).

        Help exists for many years already. This page will cover 99 % of all problem case : https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Captive_Portal_Troubleshooting

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

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