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      TheHitchhiker
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      Good day everyone,

      So we have the following architecture
      PfSense WAN(192.168.1.14) connected to Router(192.168.1.1) which has DHCP enabled. So far, everything is fine on this interface.
      PfSense LAN(192.168.2.254) with DHCP enabled, connected to an AP(192.168.2.10) in bridge mode. Now here, when enabling captive portal, I set the clients under the AP to use DNS of LAN interface, users are redirected to the portal, but then after authenticating, I have no internet access.
      I added allow rules, to let in traffic from/to the internet on LAN interface but no luck. Any ideas??

      Thank you for your reponses

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      • GertjanG
        Gertjan
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        @TheHitchhiker:

        PfSense WAN(192.168.1.14) connected to Router(192.168.1.1) which has DHCP enabled. So far, everything is fine on this interface.
        PfSense LAN(192.168.2.254) with DHCP enabled, …....

        stop stop.
        First : check out your LAN network.
        Hook up a PC. A PC you just received - a brand new one, these always work.
        It should receive an IP - because dhcp was asking for it. Like a DNS a gateway.

        If that works, perfect.
        (but do explain me why not using  192.168.2.1 as an pfSense IP - why 192.168.2.254 ? - you took care off the dhcp pool )
        (What about pfsense 192.168.2.1/24 AP = 192.168.2.2 (static) and pool 192.168.2.3-192.168.2.254 ?)

        Continue :
        @TheHitchhiker:

        connected to an AP(192.168.2.10) in bridge mode. ….

        Perfect.

        @TheHitchhiker:

        Now here, when enabling captive portal, I set the clients under the AP to use DNS of LAN interface, ….

        What ?? Where did that came from ? You shouldn't modify ANY settings on your PC / iDevice / whatever.
        You should NOT create the situation that you have to setup every device that visits your portal network.

        @TheHitchhiker:

        users are redirected to the portal, but then after authenticating, I have no internet access.

        What are your firewall LAN rules ?
        Did you modify your captive portal "html" file - uploadd your own ?
        Did your device (PC) obtained a gateway ? DNS ? What are these ?
        This https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Captive_Portal_Troubleshooting covers 99 % off all troubles.

        @TheHitchhiker:

        I added allow rules, to let in traffic from/to the internet on LAN interface but no luck.

        Normally, to begin with,  to have a setup that woks :
        NO rules on WAN
        NO NAT
        NO rules on the "LAN" interface - the global PASS rule ON LAN (== everything that comes INTO LAN interface from your LAN network, passes) which means : The captive portal setup on LAN (although NOT the best setup **) works with a minimal - read : none - if not no setup or changes have been applied on the interfaces

        ** best will be : Captive portal on separate OPTx interface.

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

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