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    • K
      Knilch
      last edited by

      Hello guys,

      as extended googleing didn't help I am turning to you for help.

      I am trying to setup a local network with a server running on  a Mac Mini (that part works) and everyone who connects to the network I create shall be automatically redirected to said server.

      Now I got out an old Netgear WiFi router I had, deactivated its DHCP server and reused an old Dell laptop to run pfsense off a USB stick and act as a router.

      What works is that every device connecting to the WiFi network (provided by the Netgear) or via LAN gets an IP-address by the Dell and is able to see each other.

      Now for the difficult part. I am no networking engineer and I might lack understanding but I used a tutorial I found to set up the captive portal with a destination IP and bound it to the LAN device. Now I would expect everything that connects to the network to get to the portal and be redirected to the IP-address I specified but nothing is happening. Even after opening a browser and trying to open a page it just delivers an error message.

      What am I missing?

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      • DerelictD
        Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
        last edited by

        Providing the error message might help someone help you.

        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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        • K
          Knilch
          last edited by

          Hi and thanks for your answer. I can't recall the exact error message as it is generated in Google Chrome on Android and I was pretty sure it just meant that Google was unavailable. Just googled and it was something like ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED or ERR_NAME_RESOLUTION_FAILED.

          PFsense didn't show any activity in the captive portal and no active user.

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          • DerelictD
            Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
            last edited by

            You have to pass DNS using IP address pass throughs so your clients can resolve names. If the browser can't resolve names the browser never attempts a connection so there's nothing for the captive portal to intercept.

            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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            • K
              Knilch
              last edited by

              Pass through? Does this work locally as I don't intend to use an Internet connection. What is passed through and where do I adjust that?

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              • DerelictD
                Derelict LAYER 8 Netgate
                last edited by

                put 10.10.10.10 in your google chrome address bar and see what happens.

                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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                • K
                  Knilch
                  last edited by

                  It apparently waits quite a long time for something to happen (blue progress bar loads to about a third) but then presents me an ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT.

                  I clicked around in status and found the services running like seen on the picture below. Don't know if that helps.

                  ![Bildschirmfoto 2016-02-11 um 10.29.16.png](/public/imported_attachments/1/Bildschirmfoto 2016-02-11 um 10.29.16.png)
                  ![Bildschirmfoto 2016-02-11 um 10.29.16.png_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/Bildschirmfoto 2016-02-11 um 10.29.16.png_thumb)

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