Guest Philip Gross Posted May 25, 2008 Posted May 25, 2008 I have installed a Linksys WAP4400N wireless access point on my LAN. When i go to it using 192.168.1.245 as per the manual i get a Certificate Error. I can proceed by ignoring the message and do the setup but i think this error is disabling my ability to update the cmos memory on this device. Why would a certificate be needed for a device installed on a LAN? All my systems are Vista. I also have a WRT440N on the same LAN but no certificate problem. How can i get rid of this certificate error? Quote
Guest Philip Gross Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 I have spoken directly to Linksys and they have told me this is a problem with IE7 security behaviour. I should ignore the issue and hope Microsoft will correct the issue. "Philip Gross" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I have installed a Linksys WAP4400N wireless access point on my LAN. When i > go to it using 192.168.1.245 as per the manual i get a Certificate Error. I > can proceed by ignoring the message and do the setup but i think this error > is disabling my ability to update the cmos memory on this device. Why would > a certificate be needed for a device installed on a LAN? All my systems are > Vista. I also have a WRT440N on the same LAN but no certificate problem. > > How can i get rid of this certificate error?</span> Quote
Guest Paul Adare Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 On Wed, 28 May 2008 04:05:00 -0700, Philip Gross wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > I have spoken directly to Linksys and they have told me this is a problem > with IE7 security behaviour. I should ignore the issue and hope Microsoft > will correct the issue.</span> Linksys is full of crap. What is the exact error message you're getting about the certificate? My guess is that is something along the lines of the subject of the certificate doesn't match the URL you're trying to access or that you don't trust the organization that issued the certificate. In either case, Linksys is responsible for putting the certificate onto the device, not Microsoft and if they don't know how to properly form a certificate how is that in any way Microsoft's problems. BTW - I deploy digital certificate infrastructures for Fortune 100 companies for a living so I'm willing to bet that I know a little more about certificates than the Linksys help desk drone you spoke to. <span style="color:blue"> > > "Philip Gross" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> >> I have installed a Linksys WAP4400N wireless access point on my LAN. When i >> go to it using 192.168.1.245 as per the manual i get a Certificate Error. I >> can proceed by ignoring the message and do the setup but i think this error >> is disabling my ability to update the cmos memory on this device. Why would >> a certificate be needed for a device installed on a LAN? All my systems are >> Vista. I also have a WRT440N on the same LAN but no certificate problem. >> >> How can i get rid of this certificate error?</span></span> -- Paul Adare http://www.identit.ca %Network: The occupation of a fisherman. Quote
Guest Philip Gross Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 I suspected as much. When i examine the certificate from the "certificate error" message it exists in the cmos memory and its "valid from" and "valid to" dates are both 8 Oct 2006! Since it is cmos memory, it cannot be altered nor can it be saved with other trusted certificates. I shall dump it all back on Linksys then. "Paul Adare" wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > On Wed, 28 May 2008 04:05:00 -0700, Philip Gross wrote: > <span style="color:green"> > > I have spoken directly to Linksys and they have told me this is a problem > > with IE7 security behaviour. I should ignore the issue and hope Microsoft > > will correct the issue.</span> > > Linksys is full of crap. What is the exact error message you're getting > about the certificate? My guess is that is something along the lines of the > subject of the certificate doesn't match the URL you're trying to access or > that you don't trust the organization that issued the certificate. In > either case, Linksys is responsible for putting the certificate onto the > device, not Microsoft and if they don't know how to properly form a > certificate how is that in any way Microsoft's problems. > > BTW - I deploy digital certificate infrastructures for Fortune 100 > companies for a living so I'm willing to bet that I know a little more > about certificates than the Linksys help desk drone you spoke to. > <span style="color:green"> > > > > "Philip Gross" wrote: > > <span style="color:darkred"> > >> I have installed a Linksys WAP4400N wireless access point on my LAN. When i > >> go to it using 192.168.1.245 as per the manual i get a Certificate Error. I > >> can proceed by ignoring the message and do the setup but i think this error > >> is disabling my ability to update the cmos memory on this device. Why would > >> a certificate be needed for a device installed on a LAN? All my systems are > >> Vista. I also have a WRT440N on the same LAN but no certificate problem. > >> > >> How can i get rid of this certificate error?</span></span> > > > -- > Paul Adare > http://www.identit.ca > %Network: The occupation of a fisherman. > </span> Quote
Guest Bistey Csaba Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 You should try it to configure with another browser (Firefox, Opera), just because wrong certificate you should be able to save router settings (not using IE7, but that should also continue on if you tell it that you trust the site). Never saw that device but you could also try to use normal http instead https protocol to set it up. As for ssl think Linksys using it to encrypt the connection and not for identifing other party this case certificate not even matter (that is why they self signed certificate enought). Anyway everything can be altered. To make it short that device uses squashfs as filesystem if someone know-how they can replace the certificate on it (not seeing why someone would do that, other then to make a Verisign certified router config page) style_emoticons/ Csaba Philip Gross wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > I suspected as much. When i examine the certificate from the "certificate > error" message it exists in the cmos memory and its "valid from" and "valid > to" dates are both 8 Oct 2006! Since it is cmos memory, it cannot be altered > nor can it be saved with other trusted certificates. I shall dump it all > back on Linksys then. > > "Paul Adare" wrote: > <span style="color:green"> >> On Wed, 28 May 2008 04:05:00 -0700, Philip Gross wrote: >><span style="color:darkred"> >>> I have spoken directly to Linksys and they have told me this is a problem >>> with IE7 security behaviour. I should ignore the issue and hope Microsoft >>> will correct the issue.</span> >> Linksys is full of crap. What is the exact error message you're getting >> about the certificate? My guess is that is something along the lines of the >> subject of the certificate doesn't match the URL you're trying to access or >> that you don't trust the organization that issued the certificate. In >> either case, Linksys is responsible for putting the certificate onto the >> device, not Microsoft and if they don't know how to properly form a >> certificate how is that in any way Microsoft's problems. >> >> BTW - I deploy digital certificate infrastructures for Fortune 100 >> companies for a living so I'm willing to bet that I know a little more >> about certificates than the Linksys help desk drone you spoke to. >><span style="color:darkred"> >>> "Philip Gross" wrote: >>> >>>> I have installed a Linksys WAP4400N wireless access point on my LAN. When i >>>> go to it using 192.168.1.245 as per the manual i get a Certificate Error. I >>>> can proceed by ignoring the message and do the setup but i think this error >>>> is disabling my ability to update the cmos memory on this device. Why would >>>> a certificate be needed for a device installed on a LAN? All my systems are >>>> Vista. I also have a WRT440N on the same LAN but no certificate problem. >>>> >>>> How can i get rid of this certificate error?</span> >> >> -- >> Paul Adare >> http://www.identit.ca >> %Network: The occupation of a fisherman. >></span></span> Quote
Guest Ron Milen Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 Philip Gross wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > I have installed a Linksys WAP4400N wireless access point on my LAN. When i > go to it using 192.168.1.245 as per the manual i get a Certificate Error. I > can proceed by ignoring the message and do the setup but i think this error > is disabling my ability to update the cmos memory on this device. Why would > a certificate be needed for a device installed on a LAN? All my systems are > Vista. I also have a WRT440N on the same LAN but no certificate problem. > > How can i get rid of this certificate error?</span> I have a WRT54G that gives me the same error. Since I know the hardware is safe, I just ignore the error. I don't have the time or motivation to try to track down annoyances like this. Ron Posted from http://www.teranews.com Quote
Guest drobie Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Can I jump in here? My error is, in a nutshell: "The organization's certificate has been revoke". I'm given 2 options: "Click here to close the webpage" or "More information". Neither is acceptable. How do get to the sight? I don't see any "ignore" function. Thanks. Doug -- drobie Quote
Guest Paul Adare Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 23:59:10 -0500, drobie wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Can I jump in here? > > My error is, in a nutshell: "The organization's certificate has been > revoke". > > I'm given 2 options: "Click here to close the webpage" or "More > information". Neither is acceptable. > > How do get to the sight? I don't see any "ignore" function. > > Thanks. > > Doug</span> If the certificate has been revoked that likely means it has been compromised and you shouldn't continue on to the site in the first place. You should be able to click More Information and then continue to the site, but again, that's not a good idea. -- Paul Adare http://www.identit.ca Every program in development at MIT expands until it can read mail. Quote
Guest drobie Posted June 5, 2008 Posted June 5, 2008 Thanks Paul. "More information" doesn't get me in either. Can't get past the Vista error page. I sure the sight is safe. Been doing business with them for a couple of years. However, they won't be getting any more personal information until they correct the certificate issue. -- drobie Quote
Guest Paul Adare Posted June 6, 2008 Posted June 6, 2008 On Thu, 5 Jun 2008 18:48:20 -0500, drobie wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > Thanks Paul. > > "More information" doesn't get me in either. Can't get past the Vista > error page. > > I sure the sight is safe. Been doing business with them for a couple of > years. However, they won't be getting any more personal information > until they correct the certificate issue.</span> Can you post the URL you're trying to access? -- Paul Adare http://www.identit.ca My girlfriend always laughs during sex - no matter what she's reading. - Steve Jobs (Founder: Apple Computers) Quote
Guest drobie Posted June 6, 2008 Posted June 6, 2008 Thanks for helping Paul. This is the URL, although it originally appointed to a secure order section where I wanted to review and download a recent invoice. https://www.modifilan-seaweed-extract.com/ I can tell you that the problem is only an issue on my Vista machine. An XP machine accesses the page just fine. -- drobie Quote
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