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Ethan,

Ethan Akins wrote:
> When I try to access a test external URL via Firefox the page displays 
> correctly, however when I try to view it with Internet Explorer 6.0 it shows 
> the error below:
> 
> ========================================
> Cannot find server - Microsoft Internet Explorer

[snip]

> Tools > Internet Options > Advanced 
> 
> UNCHECKED: 
> Show Friendly HTTP error messages
> 
> CHECKED:  
> Use SSL 2.0
> Use SSL 3.0

You should disable SSL 2.0. My understanding is that it was always
broken and pretty much never used.

> Additional Notes: 'Use TLS 1.0' is unchecked and 'Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy 
> connection' is also unchecked. Also, I have tried the URL on a few different 
> windows machines and the result is exactly the same.

I thought that TLS 1.0 ~= SSL 3.0, but they may be different enough that
they are considered separate. I would enable TLS 1.0.

> Do you think this is related to:
> 
> Tomcat Setting?

Perhaps. How is Tomcat doing SSL? Have you set up certain ciphers that
it is allowed to use? I do SSL through Apache httpd (instead of Tomcat)
but there's a place where you can specify the ciphers that you are
allowed to use. If you are using a cipher on the server that isn't
supported by the client, then you won't be able to make a connection.

Since MSIE and Firefox have different capabilities as far as encryption
goes, it's possible that you have set your server to too-high an
encryption grade than MSIE is configured to accept.

> or
> Windows Setting ?

Perhaps. See above.

I hope that helps,
- -chris

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