SSL input filter read failed error

Hello
 
I've setup SSL on my apache web server with client authentication and
the first request from the client seems to be successful or at least
partially, before I send a second request I get a " SSL input filter
read failed error" that I see on my server logs while the client is also
complaining about read failed error.
 
Here's the message from my access.log(1) and error.log(2)
<1> 109.4.71.56 - - [12/Jun/2006:22:03:23 -0500] "POST
/Myserver/servlet/mySevrlet?name=myname HTTP/1.1" 200 -
<2> [Mon Jun 12 22:03:54 2006] [info] (OS 10060)A connection attempt
failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a
period of time, or established connection failed because connected host
has failed to respond.  : SSL input filter read failed.
<2> [Mon Jun 12 22:03:54 2006] [info] Connection to child 249 closed
with standard shutdown(server myserver.com:4430, client 109.4.71.56)
 
Any help is appreciated.
TIA