Suddenly Getting Kicked out of VV - is this a glitch or what?

Indian Summer said:
Okay, that doesn't sound too old. Are you ticking the "stay logged on" button when logging on? If not, the software is configured to (I think) log you off after 15 minutes.
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Yes, I check the box to stay logged in. I'm not sure what's causing it but I'm sure, somehow, it's probably my fault. :)

ledboots said:
Probably the cats conspiring, just saying..;)
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You know, he did look awfully smug....
 
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Nightshade said:
Yes, I check the box to stay logged in. I'm not sure what's causing it but I'm sure, somehow, it's probably my fault. :)
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It looks like your IP address is assigned in a dynamic manner, meaning your IP address changes regularly. Whenever the IP address changes, the software is confused, and will not authenticate you, i.e. you'll be logged out.

For the other two who reported problems, it seems you're connecting through proxies. That in itself shouldn't be a problem (I connect through a proxy when I connect to the Internet from work), but if for whatever reason the IP address of the proxy changes while you're logged on to VV, you get the same problem as Nightshade.

Here is some home-work for those who are experiencing this problem: Google the following: what is my ip address. Google will then tell you what your current IP address is in the first line of the results. Make a note of this. Then, next time the problem occurs, do the same google search, and compare with what you got before. If they are different, then that explains the problem.
 
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A few hours ago, I was in the middle of a thread - not this one, another one. I clicked the button to go to the next page - and got kicked out of my account. I had to reenter my email address and password, and logged back in - on the same page.

Look at the bright side: Having to constantly reenter your password, whether you want to or not, means that you won't ever forget it. :p
 
Nightshade said:
So I guess there's nothing that be done in my case?
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You could try to find out if your Internet service provider can give you a static IP address rather than a dynamic one. If not, you could switch to a provider who does ... I know those steps involve a lot of effort just to get a website working properly, sorry :(


Amy SF said:
A few hours ago, I was in the middle of a thread - not this one, another one. I clicked the button to go to the next page - and got kicked out of my account. I had to reenter my email address and password, and logged back in - on the same page.

Look at the bright side: Having to constantly reenter your password, whether you want to or not, means that you won't ever forget it. :p
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If you were using Firefox, it could be configured to remember your passwords for you (or maybe that is the default - check Edit -> Preferences -> Security -> "Remember Passwords") so at least you don't have to re-enter it every time. Like Nightshade, you could probably also benefit from switching to another Internet service provider.
 
I'm having this same problem again, after months of not having this problem. It's happened something like 10 times in the past 3 hours. It seems to happen a lot when I navigate between threads. I'll post someothing, then jump to another thread, and I'm logged out. So I log back in, attempt to post in the new thread, and I get an error message saying I have to be logged in to post, even though it appears that I'm already logged in. Only when I refresh the page or jump to a different thread or to the main index page do I see that I'm actually logged out. It's getting really annoying. I even logged off the internet, waited about 15 minutes, and then logged back in, and I'm still having the same problem. *dizzy*

And yes, I do check the "stay logged in" button.
 
Amy SF said:
I'm having this same problem again, after months of not having this problem. It's happened something like 10 times in the past 3 hours. It seems to happen a lot when I navigate between threads. I'll post someothing, then jump to another thread, and I'm logged out. So I log back in, attempt to post in the new thread, and I get an error message saying I have to be logged in to post, even though it appears that I'm already logged in. Only when I refresh the page or jump to a different thread or to the main index page do I see that I'm actually logged out. It's getting really annoying. I even logged off the internet, waited about 15 minutes, and then logged back in, and I'm still having the same problem. *dizzy*

And yes, I do check the "stay logged in" button.
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I can see that your IP addresses are changing between posts (not all, but often). You might be able to get a plan with static IP from your ISP, but it's probably more expensive. That, or you could hope that they stop switching your IP address every darn 5 minutes even on your current dynamic IP address plan.
 
Total suckfest. :rolleyes: I even shut down the computer, let it sit for about 1/2 hour, and then rebooted. Still getting the same problem.

In case anyone else still didn't get the message. AOL sucks. :p
 
Amy SF said:
Total suckfest. :rolleyes: I even shut down the computer, let it sit for about 1/2 hour, and then rebooted. Still getting the same problem.

In case anyone else still didn't get the message. AOL sucks. :p
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Are you still using dial up?:eek:
 
That's a good idea at least for now, though it's probably a little slower, but maybe you prefer that over having to log in all the time.
 
I am using rockmelt and I had no problems, the worse browser I used any forums with is through AOL , because aol I had simliar problems with other forums.
 
Just thought I'd mention that I finally switched completely to a new computer and have not had the problem of getting kicked out when I use AOL's IE browser. I do, however, get a million runtime errors. :(


I've been using Firefox for VV on both computers anyway. It's slow on dial up, but then everything is slow on dial up. It's still better than IE because of the runtime errors.

I'm gonna join the 21st century eventually, I swear. :fp:
 
Amy SF said:
Just thought I'd mention that I finally switched completely to a new computer and have not had the problem of getting kicked out when I use AOL's IE browser. I do, however, get a million runtime errors. :(


I've been using Firefox for VV on both computers anyway. It's slow on dial up, but then everything is slow on dial up. It's still better than IE because of the runtime errors.

I'm gonna join the 21st century eventually, I swear. :fp:
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If you're feeling adventurous, consider Google Chrome. It has a very lightweight feel to it - seems to start up quickly, and when you browse it seems to render the pages very quickly. It also works really well on slower computers such as my little netbook computer. And it seems to be kind with regards to memory usage as I can have several tabs open (something like 10-20 - it depends of course on what's on the pages, but still) without slowing it down too much.
 
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I have no idea what I did, if anything, but since my last post I haven't had any runtime errors. *knock wood*

Hijacking my own thread for a minute:

However, the insert/edit link icon in the reply box doesn't work. In either IE or Firefox, not even when I use the advanced settings. I know from VB there's a way to manually insert a link so the link will read whatever you want, but I don't remember how to do it. Please help. How do I do it?
 

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