Connection Failure Notice

[Howbi]

Been getting this notice lately, several times in past two weeks.......no idea why!!!!.....HB

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[Chrissaf]

I too use Firefox, and get this screen perhaps two or three times a week. Without fail, clicking the 'Try Again' button makes a connection at the second attempt almost instantaneously. Invariably it is due to a temporary response delay (network or the server is too busy) when the website and the browser are trying to exchange security credentials. Basically, a local browser security protocol time out. It should not give arise to any significant concern as long as it doesn't start happening constantly.

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I daresay, AC will be along later and give one of his extended replies on the matter.

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EDIT: Probably like me you are running Firefox version 52.0.......chances are Mozilla may have tightened up the protocol timers to make the browser run faster. In doing so, they have set a timer too tight and the ocassional security protocol handshake is timing out. However, this last minute edit explanation is just pure guesswork on my part.

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Since the error is reported (error report tick box is ticked). Then I would assume that Mozilla are receiving 100's of these reports. Thus, I would assume that a fix will probably be released in due course. So the moral is to ignore the issue and be patient for the time being.

 

[Howbi]

Thankyou, Chris.........HB

[Augustus Caesar]

Haha Chris... no extended reply from me this time. Your explanation is pretty much spot on. I can only add that we must note that not all connections to the same site each time we try and make it is a direct one. The route taken can go anywhere around the world's servers.

Thus timing WOULD be critical.