This is my first post here. I have attempted to search for similar questions, but have found none. I apologize in advance if what I am asking has already been answered.
At any rate, here is my problem: SSL support seems to be broken on my computer. The problem came to my attention when iTunes refused to let me sign in for a purchase, because it said I did not have SSL 3.0 enabled. The thing is, I checked my Internet Options in Control Panel, and under Advanced Options SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0 are both checked as active.
This is what iTunes said:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) TOSHIBA Satellite P105 iTunes 7.0.1.8 Current user is an administrator. Network Adapter Information Adapter Name: {[b]redacted[/b]} Description: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport IP Address: 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask: 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway: DHCP Enabled: Yes DHCP Server: 255.255.255.255 Lease Obtained: Mon Feb 26 08:49:41 2007 Lease Expires: Mon Feb 26 09:49:41 2007 DNS Servers: Adapter Name: {[b]redacted[/b]} Description: Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport IP Address: 192.168.100.78 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: {[b]redacted[/b]} DHCP Enabled: Yes DHCP Server: {[b]redacted[/b]} Lease Obtained: Tue Feb 27 16:04:47 2007 Lease Expires: Wed Feb 28 00:04:47 2007 DNS Servers: 10.10.20.11 10.10.20.12 Network Connection Information Active Connection: LAN Connection Connected: Yes Online: Yes Using Modem: No Using LAN: Yes Using Proxy: No SSL 3.0 Support: Enabled TLS 1.0 Support: Enabled Firewall Information Windows Firewall is on. iTunes is enabled in Windows Firewall. Connection attempt to Apple web site was successful. Connection attempt to iTunes Store was successful. Secure connection attempt to iTunes Store was unsuccessful. A secure network connection could not be established.
I then tried to go to my bank website, and could not log in (the splash page loads, but once I input my user info and the site tries to redirect to the secure servers, it won't load). Yahoo mail won't load at all, and Turbotax loads the splash page but kicks me out once I input my user data and the site tries to go secure.
A brief summary of my system:
Toshiba Satellte P105 S9312
Intel Core Duo 2GHZ
2GB DDR2
Nvidia 7900GO
Browser: Firefox 1.5.0.10
OS: Win XP Pro SP2
Antivirus: Avast (weekly sweeps, no viruses found)
Anti-Spyware: Webroot Spy Sweeper (weekly sweeps, no adware or spyware found)
Firewall: Windows Firewall, plus the firewall on my work connection (I seldom log into the net from this laptop at home).
If anyone had any thoughts or advice, I'd really love to hear it. This problem is a no one for me, as I've never even heard of SSL spontaneously ceasing to function. To my knowledge (and I've Googled this several ways) there are no diagnostic apps to find SSL-related problems, nor are there any downloads to restore SSL functionality. I tried looking for site certificates, and found...none. So I can't purge whatever bad certificates.
Please advise, if you have a moment or two.
Thanks in advance,
Jedilaw