svn https: "ra_serf: An error occurred during SSL communication"

Question

I have randomly errors like these (svn and https) :
- ra_serf: An error occurred during SSL communication
- Error retrieving REPORT: An error occurred during SSL communication

with svn update on the repositories hosted by a private company. But these problems appear only on one station. In order to finish the update, I must use svn cleanup every time after this error.

Sometimes this problem appears early after the first updated files, sometimes it appears after many files or not at all (rarely). On the same Internet connection, I can update my working copy without problem with an other computer using svn on Linux (for example).

It suggests that I have something wrong in my settings (Windows ?, conflict with an other software?). But I have no idea where and why. These problems appear with TortoiseSVN and with the svn command line too. Then it is not related to TortoiseSVN. I use the last SVN version (1.8.3) but this problem was already there with older versions like 1.7.x.

I've already tried to uninstall and reinstall TortoiseSVN but it changes nothing.

I use an updated version of Windows 7.

Answer 1

I had a problem with this once as well, it solved itself by deactivating my anti-virus program while I was using SVN. (In my case it was Avira).

At the time, I was told that had something to do with network ports.

Answer 2

I had this problem too. What solved it for me:

• Deactivated Norton
• Then update SVN

Answer 3

Maybe this issue is caused by your network driver. I had the same issue because Avast installed its own network driver which gave me bluescreen on Windows 8.

I solved this by uninstalling Avast.