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      madmax1234
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      Hello all together,

      i'm using pfsense 2.4.5 p1 with a captive portal for the clients to login.
      After a fresh setup everything works fine. New clients are redirected to the
      captive portal login page.

      But after a few day runing the redirect stops isn't working anymore.

      Do you have any ideas how i can resolv this issue or debug it?

      Thanks for your help in advance.

      Best regards, Max.

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        Gertjan @madmax1234
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        @madmax1234

        Yeah, there was something .... I've been using a patch for the captive portal back then.
        I'm not sure it was disconnecting clients, though.
        I've been using 2.4.5-p1 for months if not a year, way back then (2 years ago ?).

        2.5.0 was better - 2.5.1 even better and 2.5.2 is just great : set it and forget it.

        The real issue is : why do you chose to use a version that has already has ameliorations and bugs fixes for it ? true, they are all documented and discussed in the forum : 2 years ago.
        I can't actually list up anymore aspects of 2.5.0 or even 2.5.1 ;)

        edit : Coffee got my memory back : for 2.4.5-p1 there is are two rules that you have to apply :
        Rule 1) Never change the portal settings when user are connected.
        Rule 2) If you have to, go to Status > Captive Portal> ZONE and use the red button.

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

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