(error code: ssl_error_bad_mac_read) when trying to log on to Radisson Hotel Narita, Japan guest website. Unable to get on line at all. Everywhere else, Firefox works great.

Question

The Radisson Hotel in Narita Japan uses Guest-Tek as its sign in for guests to access the internet. When I try to log on I first click that I want to use English. The next page has me either agree or disagree to the terms of usage. After I click agree I get a page that says:
Secure Connection Failed
An error occurred during a connection to (website I try)
SSL received a record with an incorrect Message Authentication Code
(Error code: ssl_error_bad_mac_read)
-The page you are trying to view can not be shown because the authenticity of the received data could not be verified
-Please contact the web site owners to inform them of this problem. Alternatively, use the command found in the help menu to report this broken site
(There is a button here that says "Try Again", it does no good)
I don't know who generates this page. Mine is the only computer in the hotel with this problem. I have contacted the web owners via phone who only give me a temporary fix; next time I am there the same problem occurs. I can not find the help menu they reference to report the problem. I'm learning what SSL means, but don't know if I can adjust my security to accept this web site. So far, this is the only place in the world I have problems with this computer and using Firefox. I understand that this may not be a Firefox problem, but any help would be appreciated. I'm rapidly running out of ideas. Thanks, Rick

Answer 1

First, I agree with Karol, use the AUR so that pacman can do its job.  Second, when you do your make, there is no reason to run it as root (until you do the make install)  For the initial build, it is much safer to not use root; plus all the files in your home directory will continue to belong to use, not to root.
But, try the AUR.