Re: [squid-users] IE Problem with Proxy Auth using NCSA module

From: Henrik Nordstrom <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2003 03:05:07 +0200

What is described in the original message is a browser bug.. see the
Squid FAQ or the squid-users archives for any week during the last 4
months or so...

Regards
Henrik

Renato Ghirotti wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a problem in the authentication using NCSA module(the problem is
> related in body of this message). I see in other sites that if to modify
> the authetication module to NTLM the problem is decided.
>
> Anybody have some information about this?
>
> Regards!
>
> Renato Ghirotti
>
> -----Mensagem original-----
>
> Hi,
> I have setup Squid (Squid Cache: Version 2.4.STABLE7 (RH7.3)) to
> perform proxy caching with authentication (to LDAP, but I don't think
> that relevent).
>
> When I attempt to browse, Squid enters a line in the access.log
> file like this....
>
> 1036222211.711 2 203.8.6.5 TCP_DENIED/407 1368 GET http://www.uol.com.br
> - NONE/- -
>
> I expect this, as this is the browsers first attempt to access
> the site without username/password info, so Squid sends a 407 back to
> the browser....
>
> So the browser puts up a username/password prompt, and I enter a
> valid username/password combo. I can guarantee you that this
> authentication works.....
>
> However, the browser (IE 6.0 latest Windows Update to this date)
> just puts up an error...
>
> The page cannot be displayed
> Cannot find server or DNS Error
> Internet Explorer
>
> If I hit refresh, browsing works....I get access to what ever I
> want, and the Squid access logs see all the traffic. I know this sounds
> like a browser issue - its not coping with the 407 error message
> properly....
>
> Has anyone seen this problem before?
Received on Tue Apr 08 2003 - 19:09:46 MDT

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