rhn_register failure

[Andy Elster <andy elsternet com>]

I recently downloaded, burned and install RedHat 7.1 on a Personal
Workstation 600au.  I would like to run up2date to pick up the latest
fixes but when running rhn_register I get:

root@axpandy /root]# rhn_register
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "/usr/sbin/rhn_register", line 119, in ?
    main()		
  File "/usr/sbin/rhn_register", line 88, in main
    gui.main()
  File "/usr/share/rhn/register/gui.py", line 709, in main
    gui = Gui()
  File "/usr/share/rhn/register/gui.py", line 87, in __init__
    sp.set_text(rhnreg.welcomeText())
  File "/usr/share/rhn/register/rhnreg.py", line 294, in welcomeText
    return s.registration.welcome_message()
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/xmlrpclib.py", line 623, in
__call__
    return self.__send(self.__name, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/xmlrpclib.py", line 673, in
__request
    self.__password
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/xmlrpclib.py", line 582, in
request
    headers, fd = req.send_http(host, proxy, handler, self.__type)
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/cgiwrap.py", line 461, in
send_http
    h = myHTTPS(host, port, self.__ca_chain)
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/cgiwrap.py", line 130, in
__init__
    httplib.HTTPS.__init__(self, host, port, cachain)
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/httplib.py", line 214, in __init__
    HTTP.__init__(self, host, port)
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/httplib.py", line 53, in __init__
    if host: self.connect(host, port)
  File "/usr/lib/python1.5/site-packages/cgiwrap.py", line 169, in
connect
    ssl = socket.ssl(sock, self.ca_chain)
socket.sslerror: SSL_connect error

This is from a Gnome console window.  Also, while Netscape doesn't
browse the web, DIG works.  If I login using KDE, I can browse using
that browser.

Andy