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logged out when hitting preview on a new topic
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 9:10 pm
by ARC190
so, here I was, putting together a topic in the suggestions forum, I had a good half page written up and I wanted to see the preview to make sure everything looked right. but after I hit the preview button, I was sent to the login page and most of what I had written was gone. does this happen often or am I just an unlucky sod?
Re: logged out when hitting preview on a new topic
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2017 10:12 pm
by DaveMcW
The forum tracks logins by IP address, if your IP changes you have to log in again. There is an option to skip that step.
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Re: logged out when hitting preview on a new topic
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:22 am
by ARC190
problem is, you have to log in to hit the new topic or new reply button, and I doubt my IP changed in the 20 minutes I wrote my thing
Re: logged out when hitting preview on a new topic
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:46 am
by BenSeidel
Are you going through a 3g or 4g connection? Here in Australia they put you behind a double NAT, so yes, your IP could change within 20 minutes as you receive a new IP for every connection. Similar systems are used in some university campuses where the NATs keep giving you a new IP all the time.
Re: logged out when hitting preview on a new topic
Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:38 pm
by ARC190
I don't know much about those things, but I live in Germany, not Australia.