OT: can NOT open up my router to modify the router using Linux Chrome

Jay R. Ashworth jra at baylink.com
Sun Apr 17 17:24:30 PDT 2022


Though it's not *quite* that bad.  I *think* there's still a knob in Firefox
to re-enable older TLS version, for precisely this reason: embedded devices.

Here's a writeup; I don't know if their blink was permanent or not.

Cheers,
-- jra

----- Original Message -----
> From: "Fairlight via Filepro-list" <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2022 6:25:14 PM
> Subject: Re: OT: can NOT open up my router to modify the router using Linux Chrome

> Most likely, that router is too old to be used with a modern browser.
> 
> Google and Mozilla update their browsers practically in tandem to
> deprecate and eliminate older encryptions protocols which are deemed
> problematic.  Once they eliminate all the ones your router is capable of
> speaking, you're kind of screwed, because they no longer share a common
> tongue.
> 
> Try Edge.  If Edge doesn't work, it's likely time to update your router.
> It's probably -still- time, and you're just borrowing enough to get your
> work done at the moment.  Edge will likely eventually patch as well, if
> they haven't already.
> 
> mark->
> 
> 
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 04:16:09PM -0500, Tony Freehauf via Filepro-list thus
> spoke:
>> This is Off Topic !!!
>> 
>> Hi Experts - can NOT open up my router to modify the router using Linux
>> chrome
>> 
>> any advise will be appreciated
>> 
>> thanks ... oldtony
>> 
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>> 
>> below is the error i get:
>> 
>> 
>>  This site can???t provide a secure connection
>> 
>> *192.168.3.1*uses an unsupported protocol.
>> 
>> ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH
>> Hide details
>> Unsupported protocol
>> The client and server don't support a common SSL protocol version or cipher
>> suite.
>> 
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