<![CDATA[Captive portal while in transparent mode]]>Can pfSense now be used as a captive portal while in transparent mode?  I was reading an old post from around 2008 stating that pfSense cannot be configured in such a way.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/34973/captive-portal-while-in-transparent-modeRSS for NodeFri, 17 Apr 2026 00:48:14 GMTWed, 29 Jun 2011 15:02:15 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Captive portal while in transparent mode on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:24:15 GMT]]>Please do not hijack threads or you will get administrative provisions.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/298314https://forum.netgate.com/post/298314Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:24:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Captive portal while in transparent mode on Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:43:35 GMT]]>@alltime:

Can pfSense now be used as a captive portal while in transparent mode?  I was reading an old post from around 2008 stating that pfSense cannot be configured in such a way.

No! Captive Portal does not work in transparent mode (layer2 bridge), you have to setup pfsense as a gateway & use pfsense DNS forwarding for Captive Portal to work.

~ Dave ~

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/298246https://forum.netgate.com/post/298246Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:43:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Captive portal while in transparent mode on Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:53:40 GMT]]>It is unrelated to your pfSense installation being a transparent bridge or not.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/286675https://forum.netgate.com/post/286675Sun, 10 Jul 2011 09:53:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Captive portal while in transparent mode on Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:13:32 GMT]]>@ermal:

You would want server2 on an allowed ip in the CP settings.

Ermal,

Thank you for your suggestion.  Would we implement what you mentioned after configuring the server as a transparent bridge?

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/286498https://forum.netgate.com/post/286498Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:13:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Captive portal while in transparent mode on Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:36:41 GMT]]>You would want server2 on an allowed ip in the CP settings.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/286462https://forum.netgate.com/post/286462Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:36:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Captive portal while in transparent mode on Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:37:28 GMT]]>My use of transparent mode is to achieve the following:


Server1 - 192.168.3.5
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|Cisco Firewall
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|VPN (Internet)
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|Cisco Firewall
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pfSense WAN - 192.168.3.1
pfSense LAN - 192.168.1.1
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Server2 - 192.168.1.5

Until we put pfSense in place, Server1 was always able to access Server2 due to the VPN.  Now, since pfSense is in place, Server1 has no knowledge of Server2.  I would like pfSense to disappear on the network and allow us to go back to the "old days."  But I still would like to use the Captive portal.

Is this possible?  and am I defining transparent mode properly?  I am attempting to follow these rules: http://pfsense.trendchiller.com/transparent_firewall.pdf

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/286147https://forum.netgate.com/post/286147Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:37:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Captive portal while in transparent mode on Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:00:01 GMT]]>If transparent mode is a bridge or http proxy with transparent mode, the answer is yes.
If it is something else please state to get the answer.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/285806https://forum.netgate.com/post/285806Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:00:01 GMT