I have noted a server problem with IE 5 and keep alives. I've actually
turned off all keep alives for IE on SSL connections. That might help.
Jeff
On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Oliver Fromme wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have set up an Apache 1.3.14 + mod_ssl 2.7.1 on a box
> which acts as an https-to-http proxy (i.e. it proxies https
> connections from the outside world to a http server in the
> intranet which is not capable of doing https itself).
>
> It works very well, except when accessed via MS Internet
> Explorer (we're using version 5.5) from a LAN. I am not
> a Windows expert at all, so I have no clue about this.
>
> Netscape via dial-up: no problem
> Netscape via LAN: no problem
> Explorer via dial-up: no problem
> Explorer via LAN: *problem*
>
> where "problem" means that it takes 15 - 20 minutes (!!!)
> to receive a single page. At the same time, the following
> appears in the ssl_engine log (line wrapped for clarity):
>
> [19/Jan/2001 18:20:19 08196] [info] \
> Spurious SSL handshake interrupt\
> [Hint: Usually just one of those OpenSSL confusions!?]
>
> We have no idea what might be causing the problem.
> Interestingly it works fine when accessing from a dial-up
> line (ISDN or whatever), and with Netscape it works either
> way. Also, "normal surfing" works fine in all cases. All
> of the clients (Netscape and Explorer) are running on
> Windows.
>
> Does anyone have an idea?
>
> Regards
> Oliver
>
> PS: The Apache SSL server is running on a BSD/OS 4.0.1
> machine, if that matters.
>
> PPS: Please Cc: me, I'm not on the list. (Yes, I know, I
> _should_ be on the list.)
>
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> Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co KG, Oettingenstr. 2, 80538 München
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