Does this link work for you?

OK, I'm having trouble with a server here at work, and I'm 90% sure it's a problem with the secure certificate on the server and not the firewall (like the guy at InstantSSL keeps saying it is). Head to this link. You'll probably get SSL certificate errors, if it lets you through, but please post a comment and let me know if it lets you through and you see some standard disclaimer text. Please post with what browser and operating system (and versions) you are using so I can verify the problem. Thanks!

Update: If you can't get to the above address (and you've tried a few browsers), try this one.

Posted by Jake on 08/04/03 @ 12:56 PM
Posted in Jake | 9 Comments | Permalink

9 Comments

lsd4all said on 08/04/03 @ 01:16 PM:
The page cannot be displayed. I am using IE 6.0 + win2k

Rob Salzman said on 08/04/03 @ 02:03 PM:
Server cannot be found.

Jon said on 08/04/03 @ 07:23 PM:
OmniWeb (good for this sort of debugging) says:
Loading 209.95.33.50
Do you want to stop loading this page?
The web server presented a certificate chain which OmniWeb could not verify.

Clicking on 'Show Certificate Details' gives me:

The error was #20, "unable to get local issuer certificate". This probably means that the web site uses a Certificate Authority which OmniWeb does not recognize. It may also happen if you have disabled TLS and SSLv3 in the HTTPS Preferences panel.

• C=US
• 2.5.4.17=97707
• ST=Oregon
• L=Sunriver
• 2.5.4.9=56890 Venture Lane
• 2.5.4.9=PO Box 4518
• O=Sunray Inc
• OU=InstantSSL
• CN=209.95.33.50
• Validity period: not before Fri Oct 11 00:00:00 UTC 2002 and not after Mon Oct 10 23:59:59 UTC 2005
• MD5 Fingerprint: B816 EBC9 9644 294E C5BD 9734 71AD 480C
• SHA1 Fingerprint: 6BB9 D612 186F 41FC 383B 4270 6639 AD03 C357 4A0A
• Issuer:
• C=GB
• O=Comodo Limited
• OU=Comodo Trust Network
• OU=Terms and Conditions of use: http://www.comodo.net/repository
• OU=(c)2002 Comodo Limited
• CN=Comodo Class 3 Security Services CA

If I go ahead and override the certificate I get some error about a missing protocol (sorry specifics are gone because I clicked reload when I tried to move the window back to the front).

Neil T. said on 08/05/03 @ 01:32 AM:
"If you are seeing this page (and you've tried going to our main page and are still getting sent here), then our Web Site or our online reservation system is currently undergoing some maintenance. Please call us at 800.531.1130 to book your vacation home, or wait a couple hours until the maintenance is complete."

So it looks like it's kinda working.

Neil T. said on 08/05/03 @ 01:33 AM:
Oh yeah, I'm using Mozilla Firebird 0.6.1 on Windows XP Home, using a UK ISP.

Jake Ortman said on 08/05/03 @ 08:10 AM:
Neil: it's working. That's exactly what it's supposed to say at that address. 99% of the traffic to that site goes to an ASP file in a directory a few levels deep, this was a far less complicated URL to send people to.

Thanks again for your help, folks. I'll bring this to the SSL cert provider.

Emma said on 08/05/03 @ 04:47 PM:
I accessed the page with WinXP and IE 6.0 with 128 encryption on a cable modem.

Arri Samuels said on 11/03/03 @ 02:41 PM:
How does a megaphone work okay i need to know this no disrespect just tell me how does it work

Ooger Booger said on 12/14/04 @ 12:15 PM:
So how does a megaphone work?

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