Hi all,
I think I have found a problem with the HTTP Proxy when Operation Mode is "User Authentication" and Authentication Methods is "Local Users". My firewall is Astaro V6.002.
So threre is the problem. When I go to the windows updates directly, I start the IE with a blank page and type http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx in the url, I have no authentication popup and the page is loaded normally, but if I go to any other web site, I have the authentication popup. I have try the same thing with my other computer that is also in the LAN Network and the same thing happen. So to do another test, I have reboot the firewall with no success. I have also, make the test and look at the Live Log of the Packet Filter to be sure that nothing pass by a Packet Filter Rule but nothing. To be realy sure, I have also put a rule at the top that said Internal Network Any Any Drop and IE can go to the microsoft site without authentication.
Also when I look a the "HTTP accessed sites" in the local Logs, I see the GET without the username. Here is an example:
2005:08:15-10:57:01 (none) squid_access[1691]: 1124117821.970 116 aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd TCP_MISS/200 2306 GET http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate/v6/default.aspx - DIRECT/207.46.19.93 text/html
My two computers have Windows XP SP2 with all the latest patch install on it. The same result happen when I try with Firefox, so it's not only with IE.
I have use the HTTP Proxy for years, without problem. So my question is: Why the browser can bypass the User Authentication of the HTTP Proxy, only when I go to microsoft windows updates site?
Thanks you very much.
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