I noticed this problem when I used SSLeay 0.9.0b, and I still have the same problem with OpenSSL 0.9.1c under Win98... There are some things I cannot do with the ssleay.exe app: - use s_client to connect to a web server and ask for the / page. The negociation goes well, but I can't type anything, and when I stop the s_client with Ctrl-C, a Windows dialog box raises about an invalid operation (the message is in French), and everything I typed goes to the prompt. - use s_server and s_client on the same machine. The negociation itself doesn't work: Client side: (ssleay s_client -connect localhost:4433 -state) CONNECTED(00000030) SSL_connect:before SSL initialization SSL_connect:SSLv2/v3 write client hello A SSL3 alert read:fatal:handshake failure SSL_connect:error in SSLv2/v3 read server hello A 4291104221:error:14077410:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:sslv3 alert handshake failure:.\ssl\s23_clnt.c:446: Server side: (ssleay s_server -accept 4433 -nocert -state) Using default temp DH parameters ACCEPT SSL_accept:before SSL initialization SSL3 alert write:fatal:handshake failure SSL_accept:error in SSLv3 read client hello B SSL_accept:error in SSLv3 read client hello B DELAY SSL_accept:failed in SSLv3 read client hello B ERROR shutting down SSL CONNECTION CLOSED ACCEPT I have the same result when I want to connect to this server from my Linux machine. I know this one works well, though... When I start the server on the Linux machine, and I want to connect from the Win98 one, I get the result below on the server side: Using default temp DH parameters ACCEPT SSL_accept:before SSL initialization SSL3 alert write:fatal:handshake failure SSL_accept:error in SSLv3 read client hello B SSL_accept:error in SSLv3 read client hello B ERROR 19719:error:1408A0C0:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_CLIENT_HELLO:no shared cipher:s3_srvr.c:732: shutting down SSL CONNECTION CLOSED ACCEPT I just tested the stuff with my server and client on the same machine (Linux), and I have the same result as described just above.... I don't understand anything..... :-( -- Erwann ABALEA [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org Development Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Automated List Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED]