Mac: No Captive Portal
Apr22

Mac: No Captive Portal

KB ID 0001780 Problem I was on a train today, and they were offering free Wi-Fi but despite me being able to connect, I had no internet access. This has happened a few times to me and it’s when I need to connect to a captive portal to get internet access, then no captive portal ever appears. Note: A captive portal is just a pop up window that you usually see on ‘Free’ wifi services, so you can ‘Pay’ for...

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Cisco VPN Client Connects but no traffic will Pass
Sep08

Cisco VPN Client Connects but no traffic will Pass

Note: May also be asked as, Client VPN connects but cannot ping anything behind the Firewall. KB ID 0000199 Problem If I had a pound for every time I’ve seen this either in the wild, or asked in a forum, I would be minted! In nearly every case the problem is NAT related. In most cases, If the person launching the VPN client is behind a device that is performing NAT, (Home Router, Access Point, Firewall, etc) then the device will...

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