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    (RE)Enabling captive portal requires restart?

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved 2.1 Snapshot Feedback and Problems - RETIRED
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    • DerelictD
      Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
      last edited by

      I had an active captive portal instance running and unchecked "enable captive portal" to allow everyone to pass through for a special event.

      Now I want to reenable it.  I have checked enable and saved and I now have the ipfw rules in the correct context but I'm never redirected to the login page.  It's working as if the portal was disabled.  There are no mac addresses visible in the "ipfw -x zone_name list" nor in table 1 or 2.

      Is there something else I have to do short of a restart to send the traffic on this interface through ipfw again? (restarting, based on prior experience, will fix it.)

      2.1 20130705-1836

      Thanks.

      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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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by

        Steps to reproduce:

        Fresh install of tonight's 2.1-RC0

        Standard WAN/LAN NAT/PAT config

        Enable Captive Portal on LAN, no authentication

        CP functions normally.

        Edit CP Instance, Disable CP.

        Traffic passes from LAN normally.

        Edit CP Instance, Enable CP.

        Traffic continues to pass from LAN normally, never redirecting to CP.

        The only way I can get the CP to function again is to restart.

        Tried deleting and recreating CP, no change until restart.

        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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        • DerelictD
          Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
          last edited by

          Is this the way it's supposed to be?

          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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