Log In Problems

[Barrie Dav 2]

A bit like an old maiden aunt then. Depends on the mood.

[Bob H]

After years of using the forum with the same password, I could not login and was told to change my password. I do not like the password they gave me. How do I go about changing it to one that I like.??

[Chris Bott - Moderator]

Bob go to "Settings"
(top left) then "My account"

[Denis Watkins]

Always, all these years, there is nothing wrong with the site

Clear the Cashe on your search engine

Google how to

[Bob H]

Thanks guys, all sorted now.

Cheers, Bob.

[Wilco Wingco]

when i log in and tick the remember me box it doesn't?. I had to log in to get a message then again to get to the forum???

[Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator]

Perhaps it doesn't like you?

BEB

[Andy Green]

Doesn't like me either, Have had to log in every time for ages now, the main reason I'm not on here much. FB remembers me at least.

A

[Denis Watkins]

Clear the device cache, then sign in fresh, ticking "remember me" if given the chance.

[Andy Green]

Yes, I've done all that countless times. Also same on different browsers.

A

[Bob Cotsford]

If I swap from laptop to PC then I have to log in again, to me that suggests that the site records either the ip or some element of the machine's ID and if this changes then the site asks you to log in. Another unique aspect of the site software and wierd security(?LOL!) protocols.

[Steven S]

I too have to constantly log in lately, maybe it's the problem Bob just noted. I don't have this problem with other websites though.

[John Privett]

I can sometimes go several weeks without having to logon here. At other times I need to logon every day.

This is assuming I only use the one device to access the forum - if I logon from my phone, laptop, work PC etc. then I always need to logon again on my main PC - that behaviour is at least predictable and understandable.

What I've never been able to work out is why I didn't need to logon this evening (for instance) but have had to most evenings for the past month or two or longer...

[Bob Cotsford]

It's a while since I last worked with PCs but we used to have an option to dynamically assign the IP within a set range or to use a static IP. I wonder if some ISPs use a dynamic IP and the site software doesn't like it changing? I can't think why else I never need to login except when using a different PC.

[John Privett]

Posted by John Privett on 01/05/2018 19:06:06:

What I've never been able to work out is why I didn't need to logon this evening (for instance) but have had to most evenings for the past month or two or longer...

And again, this evening I've had to login again. I've not accessed the forum on my phone, laptop, work PC, or any other device since I was on here last noght. Random!

Bob - many (most?) of us will have PCs on a local network with a router connecting to the 'net. On our local networks the PC's ip address will often be assigned using DHCP and can be different from day-to-day. Or it can be a fixed ip address. In either case, it doesn't matter - it will just be a local ip address like 192.168.1.nnn.

What this website (and all others) actually sees is the ip address the router is connected using - in my case at the moment it's 80.189.19.23. That too will usually be assigned via DHCP, and will usually not change for several days or even weeks unless the router is restarted. Some ISPs offer static ip addresses too.

[EDIT] And after rebooting the router and getting a new - completely different - ip address I still remain logged-in here. 

Edited By John Privett on 02/05/2018 20:27:51

[Denis Watkins]

And some devices John, hack away incessantly trying to crack logins, some humans do it too

I always feel that there has been an effort to crack my accounts when I have to sign in to the low level security non monetary accounts

I do not believe someone is actually sat there doing it, but I do believe devices are set to crack such logins

[Bob Cotsford]

Posted by John Privett on 02/05/2018 19:21:34:

Posted by John Privett on 01/05/2018 19:06:06:

What I've never been able to work out is why I didn't need to logon this evening (for instance) but have had to most evenings for the past month or two or longer...

And again, this evening I've had to login again. I've not accessed the forum on my phone, laptop, work PC, or any other device since I was on here last noght. Random!

Bob - many (most?) of us will have PCs on a local network with a router connecting to the 'net. On our local networks the PC's ip address will often be assigned using DHCP and can be different from day-to-day. Or it can be a fixed ip address. In either case, it doesn't matter - it will just be a local ip address like 192.168.1.nnn.

What this website (and all others) actually sees is the ip address the router is connected using - in my case at the moment it's 80.189.19.23. That too will usually be assigned via DHCP, and will usually not change for several days or even weeks unless the router is restarted. Some ISPs offer static ip addresses too.

[EDIT] And after rebooting the router and getting a new - completely different - ip address I still remain logged-in here.

Edited By John Privett on 02/05/2018 20:27:51

That sounds about right John, we had issues connecting to our PCs from home out of hours, and to client's networks using our company PCs unless we used static IPs, which put our setups in conflict with company standards. If they only see our router it beats me how they can tellI'm on a different PC at home - unless they are using cookie timestamps for reference.