Error 107 (net::ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR): SSL protocol error

Amtmann

SSL connection error. A bloody pain. I can get onto most websites (including this one) but Gmail, Facebook yield this result when I try to log in. And now Windows Update is unable to search for updates. I think the two issues are related. A quick Google of the error yields a lot of so-called solutions that haven't worked for me. Has anyone else had this issue? It only started today. I'm using Chrome as a browser but it's affecting IE and Firefox now too, with the following displaying for that particular browser when I try to access Gmail:

SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length.

(Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long)

Any advice?

hearny

Just make sure the date and time are correct on the pc.
I would reregister the dll's associated with SSL Not sure if this works on windows 7 but XP and Vista work as follows:

Click Start -> Run
Type cmd and click Open

Type the following commands and hit enter after each. Some take a few seconds to give you a message others happen straight away.

regsvr32 softpub.dll
regsvr32 wintrust.dll
regsvr32 initpki.dll
regsvr32 dssenh.dll
regsvr32 rsaenh.dll
regsvr32 gpkcsp.dll
regsvr32 sccbase.dll
regsvr32 slbcsp.dll
regsvr32 cryptdlg.dll

Reboot the computer

Amtmann

The second, third, sixth, seventh and eighth codes 'failed to load'.

hearny

You Must be running Vista then, in which case the errors are normal.

After restart I assume You still cannot access the secure sites.

Can you check the event viewer for any messages.

Do you have the latest Service Pack installed.

Amtmann

Thanks hearny - actually I'm using Windows 7. I brought the laptop to a house up the road and the sites all worked fine there. And they worked fine when I returned to my own house. It seems to have been a temporary problem with my internet service provider.

Amalgam

What is the problem, server side, browser or.. ISP?

My situation, no OS change at all, yet last 3 days this has popped up with Gmail.

Using a 3 Midband dongle and going through OpenDNS. Windows XP. Firefox 3.6.10.

In any case, cheers hearny, your solution seems to have nudged the issue away.

Amalgam

Problem has shown up on a different PC, using the some midband provider. A netbook that hasn't been updated in months. I'm getting the error with PayPal.

Older version of Firefox, on an XP Home SP3 install.

Does that point to a problem at the ISP?

The two computers are unrelated, in use. This has never been a problem before, just the last few days. Using the same Huawei E180 on both.

JonathanAnon

Reboot your router if you have one... Cured a similar issue I had on the Three network earlier in the day.

Amalgam

No Router to reboot, just a Huawei E180 USB modem. Problem is literally in the last working week. Never had the problem before, ever.