Re: [squid-users] Squid 2.5PRE13 + W2K + IE6 (latest patches) = BROKEN

Hi Mike,

There is a bug on IE6 SP1 such that it fails to response to the
authentication challenge. As a result, it is not able to display the very
first page after the authentication prompt, subsequent pages are okay
though.

MS has acknowledged that it's a bug but there is no workaround at the
moment. Check the past postings for more info.

Thanks,
Wei Keong

On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Mike Dailey wrote:

> Hello,
>
> We are experiencing a problem with the Squid proxy we
> are testing for corporate rollout (replacing all of
> our NetCache boxes.)
>
> Our Squid 2.5PRE13 install, running on RedHat 7.3, is
> using NTLM authentication against W2K AD servers in
> the enterprise.
>
> Some users are using Windows 2000 Professional, with
> IE6. The rest are XP w/ IE6. Everything was fine
> until several of the W2K users installed the latest
> "recommended" patches for IE6. Now they are not able
> to browse any web sites.
>
> Quite simply, they are denied access to any sites for
> what appears to be a lack of authentication
> credentials. It appears that the latest patched IE6
> (under W2K) fails to pass the authentication
> credentials to Squid. IE6 under XP runs with no
> issues.
>
> This obviously sounds like a MS problem instead of a
> Squid problem, I know. However, MS does not support
> "open source" software used with their software, and
> as far as they are concerned there is "no problem"
> with their browser.
>
> Has anyone else seen this issue with recently patched
> versions of IE6 on W2K? Any workaround? Any
> suggestions (besides dumping IE...)???
>
> If this issue is resolved, my company will be
> deploying dozens of Linux servers running Squid, and
> will be a first-step in bringing Open Source into this
> organization.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Dailey
>
>
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Received on Wed Oct 30 2002 - 18:53:34 MST