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I cannot used google analytics for captive portal

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    longits
    last edited by May 15, 2018, 4:07 AM

    I had add url google-analytics.com to Allowed Hostnames. some time i cannot telnet google-analytics.com port 443,but some time i can.
    I think captive portal block it.

    connect to google-analytics.com by https.

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      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
      last edited by May 15, 2018, 5:25 AM

      I would be highly-surprised if simply adding google-analytics.com to a captive portal pass list would actually be enough to be able to use google analytics in your portal page. My guess is it would load from far more addresses than that.

      I would packet capture a client and see what it's really trying to do. Or ask google what needs to be passed.

      Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
      A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
      DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
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        longits
        last edited by May 15, 2018, 7:35 AM May 15, 2018, 7:32 AM

        Thank you!
        They are image I capture
        https://imgur.com/a/zCtFv84
        https://imgur.com/a/OAIo4ip
        Pls help me!

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          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
          last edited by May 15, 2018, 8:02 AM

          Not sure I can. Sorry. You might be trying to do the impossible from behind a captive portal. You'll have to wait to see if someone else chimes in.

          Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
          A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
          DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
          Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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            trombone @Derelict
            last edited by Jul 12, 2018, 7:28 PM

            This may not be what you are talking about. Here is how I use the captive portal to get a count of how many users connect to our library wireless. Setup a redirect in CP. Use the file manager in CP to save an HTML page with the GA code embedded near the top of the page. Just put whatever you want on the page itself. Every time a user accepts the Captive Portal terms ( or authenticates if that is what you are doing) it redirects to the page with the GA code and counts the login.

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              Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
              last edited by Jul 13, 2018, 4:04 AM

              That sounds like it is post-auth so there is no need to pass the traffic to google analytics. The portal is already bypassed in that case.

              Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
              A comprehensive network diagram is worth 10,000 words and 15 conference calls.
              DO NOT set a source address/port in a port forward or firewall rule unless you KNOW you need it!
              Do Not Chat For Help! NO_WAN_EGRESS(TM)

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                longits @Derelict
                last edited by Oct 3, 2018, 6:59 PM

                @derelict said in I cannot used google analytics for captive portal:

                That sounds like it is post-auth so there is no need to pass the traffic to google analytics. The portal is already bypassed in that case.
                I dont think so. I had added domain www.google-analytics.com to Allowed Hostnames. This is domain Google's endpoint for track GA. But sometime client in private network cannot connect to https://www.google-analytics.com.
                The same thing happens with the case domain ww.google.com.
                I think google used many ip for www.google-analytics.com and Allowed Hostnames can not update mapping ip with domain.

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