FIX: IE7 and Thomson SpeedTouch Routers

Users of IE7 have discovered that they are unable to access their routers via IE7.  Mike Maltby has been talking to SpeedTouch about this problem, and advises that the problem is not with the IE7 User Agent String but rather with changes in http authentication in IE7. 
 
This means that users have various options open to them to resolve the problem pending the release of updated firmware which in the case of the ST585iv6 will be v6.2.0.x firmware that has yet to be released. 
 
The workarounds being advised are to temporarily use an alternative browser such as FF or Opera Or Temporarily remove the administrator password.
 
To remove the password requires the user to telnet into the router (Start | Run | Telnet speedtouch.lan), logon and then remove the password.
 
Username: Administrator (or whatever userid has been set)
Password: ********
 
=> user config name Administrator password ""
 
Mike advises that by default the Administrator can only log on from the LAN. That being said, I recommend that you *not* remove the Administrator password and, instead, use an alternative browser until SpeedTouch releases updates.
 
Published Fri, Nov 3 2006 20:02 by sandi
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# re: FIX: IE7 and Thomson SpeedTouch Routers

Tuesday, November 21, 2006 8:20 AM by Anonymous

Your information are wrong, you should contact thomson support...

Sandi: Thank you "anonymous", but the information came from Thomson support.

# re: FIX: IE7 and Thomson SpeedTouch Routers

Tuesday, November 21, 2006 11:20 AM by Phil

Or disable digest authentication on your speedtouch;

at the CLI: system config digestauth=disabled

# re: FIX: IE7 and Thomson SpeedTouch Routers

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 8:50 AM by Bluffpearce

You have to enter following command:

Solution fot the 706 from Thompson.

Worked for me

1) start

2) run; and then type: cmd

3) In dos prompt type: telnet 192.168.1.254

4) Enter your eventual security credentials.

5) Type following commands:

: system config digestauth=disabled

: saveall

: exit

# re: FIX: IE7 and Thomson SpeedTouch Routers

Wednesday, December 06, 2006 4:27 AM by Nomikos Dimitrios

system config digestauth=disabled works for me

i manage to solve the IE7 problem BUT...

is this safe as with digestauth=enabled?

Regards

Rhodos, GREECE

# re: FIX: IE7 and Thomson SpeedTouch Routers

Tuesday, January 02, 2007 5:10 AM by anonymous

Disabling digest authentication means that

authentication will be done using a basic

authentication mechanism. The basic authentication mechanism will transfer a

scrambled version of the password, that can

be sniffed and descrambled. With the digest

authentication, the password is not

transferred, and can not be sniffed.

Assuming rare login on the router, and that

there is little sniffing on the inside of

the local network, this shouldn't be so

unsafe. For security freaks not a good solution.

My guess is that Microsoft has changed the

order of authentication requests in the

header of the request sent to the router, and that the Speedtouch is somewhat limited in

the flexibility of interpreting the header.

Microsoft may not be following the standard

100%, but there should be some flexibility in

the server implementation. Thomson will probablty fix that with a new release.

# re: FIX: IE7 and Thomson SpeedTouch Routers

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 4:33 PM by Paul

Too bad that after a reboot the digestauth setting is gone! I have to program it in after each time at a reboot and often the setting disappears spontanious!

# re: FIX: IE7 and Thomson SpeedTouch Routers

Tuesday, May 06, 2008 4:59 AM by Chris

Remember to type "saveall" in the Speedtouch telnet session - that will save the settings to the Speedtouch so they will be retained after a reboot.

# re: FIX: IE7 and Thomson SpeedTouch Routers

Monday, July 14, 2008 8:11 PM by JoeLLY

I "saveall" but still requires me to enter the data again after rebooting the router. weird.