[webmin-l] unable to connect to webmin https port via firefox

[Patrick E. <mai...@pa...>]

hi,

i have a very strange problem here and getting a bit frustrated.. some  
time ago, with a 0.x version of firefox, accessing my webmin on a https  
port stopped working.

i'm quite sure it has nothing to do with webmin (there are no connection  
attempts in the log) , but maybe someone had a similar problem and can  
point me to a solution. here's the situation:

i connect from:

  - windows xp sp2, firewall disabled
  - firefox 1.0 (https sites are working (tested with yahoo etc..)

via:

  - a router running a redhat based distro called SME 6.0  
(http://contribs.org)

to:

  - a debian woody webmin 1.160 (actually to three different servers,  
neither does work..)

what happens is, that i enter the address into the address bar, press  
enter and nothing happens. the stop/reload button in firefox flashes for a  
moment - that's it.

it works in iexplorer and opera (latter with the limitations it has in the  
latest beta versions (they have a bug in Opera 7.6prX which prevents  
webmin pages with a lot of controls/formfields to load completely)).

ideas, anyone?

PAT