logged out when hitting preview on a new topic

[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?

[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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[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

[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.

[ARC190]

I don't know much about those things, but I live in Germany, not Australia.