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Anybody noticed an absentee?
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:48 am
by Samray
Been trying to get hacksaw boy reconnected to RS for over a week.
We have established that the prob is at his end and not with the site but that is no consolation and any suggestions are welcome.
Nooj wrote:Tried that, still get the same thing.
Tried logging in from all possible places, enter username and password, get taken to the main page where my username and password appear in the log in bit ready for me, click the log in button and immediately get returned to the main page with my details already filled in.
Tried deleating cookies and emptying temp internet file, no difference. It started after I installed firefox, so can only asume that's where the problem is, but I'm not going back to IE as it's too slow and crap. If I can find a passing six year old to come in and sort it out for me I'm sure it'll work properly. Annoying, but then life is. Thanks for trying.
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:37 pm
by D-Rider
..... and let this be a lesson to anyone else who has not yet contributed to the "keep the forum running fund" .......
BTW .... just so as not to cast too many aspersions, I have no idea who has or has not contributed - including nooj
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:40 pm
by D-Rider
Just a thought, but could it be a firewall issue? I know we have problems occasionally connecting to some sites from work because of the tight firewall there.
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:59 pm
by Dalemac
Almost definately an IP issue.
I have the same problem, not just with this forum but also my local forum.
basically, the user logs in, page refreshes, IP address changes, causing the website to log the user out (or more probably, the session cookie is storing the IP address)
I could be wrong, but just to rule this out tell him to go to
http://whatismyipaddress.com/ and refresh the page a few times. If he is on a rolling IP address, the IP address will change and this will confirm that this is the problem.
In the settings there should be an option to disable IP checking in session cookies. Alternatively, you could use a hack like this:
http://www.phpbbhacks.com/download/457
Dale
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:34 pm
by Samray
Cheers chaps. Have passed that all on.
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:49 pm
by paddyz1
He has probably cut the wrong wire with his hacksaw
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:03 pm
by Samray
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:37 pm
by fastasfcuk
D-Rider wrote:..... and let this be a lesson to anyone else who has not yet contributed to the "keep the forum running fund" .......
BTW .... just so as not to cast too many aspersions, I have no idea who has or has not contributed - including nooj
guilty ma lord where do i send my donation before i get burnt.
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:46 pm
by Samray
Oh, Oh, Oh, .....
here
and the thread about it is
here
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 7:32 pm
by ligloo
damn! thought this might have been about me.... can see I wasn't missed
hello all
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:48 pm
by D-Rider
ligloo wrote:damn! thought this might have been about me.... can see I wasn't missed
hello all
I did wonder where you'd gone ..... and for how long we were going to be safe ......
Looks as though our time is up.
Welcome back (get the bar open)
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:18 pm
by Samray
Nooj wrote:Interesting stuff. Checked my IP address and it's static. Not sure about the fire wall, I presume there is one on here, using Vista, any known Vista/RiderSite issues?? I've deleated my cookies again to see if that makes any difference.
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 4:33 pm
by Falcomille
Samray wrote:Nooj wrote:Interesting stuff. Checked my IP address and it's static. Not sure about the fire wall, I presume there is one on here, using Vista, any known Vista/RiderSite issues?? I've deleated my cookies again to see if that makes any difference.
Hi Nooj - sorry to hear you've lost your voice. I'me using Vista, IE and accessing with no problems. Surely Debz can fix an itsy-bitsy problem like this for you? She can fire up a PDP-11 for chrissake!
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:14 pm
by Dalemac
So its not the IP address he is having issues with. ( i still do though!)
Deleting cookies is one thing, but if its a virus which is causing the problem he wont know until he does a few scans.
Dale
Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:15 am
by Firestarter
I'm running Vista and Firefox at home, have no probs with access
Be worth checking the security settings for Firefox, making sure that cookies are enabled. Try IE as well on the same machine, if that works then it's not likely firewall or IP, it's more likely Firefox.
Try using the "Clear Private Data" option in Firefox and bin everything, cookes, sessions, usernames & passwords, then start from scratch - unfortunately you'll then have to remember your account details for everything!