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    DHCP & MAC Allow

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      stinkfly123
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      Hi there, was there a change in the way DHCP works from a certain version or setting? I've noticed that DHCP Server does not give out an address unless the MAC address is added in the MAC Allow section. I run PFsense on 2 unrelated sites and the same thing happens, so it's not hardware or site specific.

      Deny Unknown Clients is set to 'Allow All Clients'

      This is particularly frustrating for using the Captive Portal as we want to auto-add the MAC address and assign an address if the login to the Captive Portal is successful, but it defeats the purpose of having to manually enter and allow a MAC in order to assign an IP. The Captive Portal only pops up after adding the MAC address of the client

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