278196 - http authentication not working with some "servers"

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 265244

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Martin Volf]

I cannot reliably login to web management of Cisco AP350 and AP1220
with Firefox 1.0. Older versions of Firefox (maybe 0.9, I don't know), Mozilla
1.7.5, Konqueror (all on Linux) and MSIE on Windows are working OK. I didn't
test Firefox on Windows.

The above mentioned Cisco devices are manageable through the web interface. With
Firefox 1.0 I have to enter the user name and password every time I click on a
link, which is very annoying. Expected behaviour is to enter the name and
password only once per session. With other devices and web servers the
authentication is working as expected even with Firefox 1.0. I don't think the
problem is caused by disabled cookies or something like that. I'm not using the
 password manager.

Please contact me privately if you want me to make one of these devices
accessible through internet for testing.

Regards,
Martin Volf, mv(at)inv(dot)cz

p.s. I hope my english is making some sence...

Comment 1

[Martin Volf]

Update: I've just tested Firefox 1.0 on MS Windows XP and it also does not work.

Comment 2

[Martin Volf]

Update: Firefox 1.0.1 on Linux - it's the same.

Comment 3

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 4

[Martin Volf]

Firefox 1.0.7 on Linux - it's the same.
Is anybody interested in this?

Comment 5

[Jo Hermans]

Probably a dupe of bug 265244. Reopne if yopu don't agree.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 265244 ***