International free forum - phpBB2 help

[ice10001]

Hi all,

I have setup a website with a free host. The host is fantastic & no ads etc.. anyway, I want to setup a forum, I used the control panel & installed phpBB2 forum from my control panel.. NO PROB. The forum is alive & well... however..

Whenever I try login to the forum, I have to do it numerous times (4 - 8 times sometimes) and then when I finally get logged in, If i try access the admin panel, I am asked to re-authenticate myself. After re-loggin in, I sometimes end up being logged out, or the frame doesnt load (defaults back to login) etc etc etc..

Now at this point, someone could be thinking... " Why isnt he posting at his INT help forum...?"

Well I have, and they have asked me who my ISP is etc.. and believe me I have tried everything.. including installing a 'cookie.php' fix as suggested by finds from google.

I have done everything.. clear cache.. cookies. etc etc etc, I use FF 2.0.0.7 &/or IE6. My OS is XP SP2 completely updated. The firewall is turned on (and off) and my antivirus is avast (uptodate) also on & off... at time for testing.. etc etc etc..

I have read that it could be a 'South African' problem as somewhere here, people have experienced similar problems internationally but obviously not on local servers.

My question is.. does anyone know this problem, can it be sorted out and if so how?

Any help, links will be appreciated.

I have even added DNS's from opendns & use proxies from the a web based proxy service.

Any ideas... I am stumped.

 

[|tera|]

Which network are you on and who is your ISP?

 

[ice10001]

Network? Ummm.. Telkom?

My SP is also Telkom... everything is telkom..

I am not sure what you mean by network... pls elaborate so I can address..

I connect through LAN to a telkom router that is always on...

 

[|tera|]

Cool, so you use ADSL and Telkom is your ISP, that means you are on the SAIX network

Try and configure this proxy in your browser, address: cache.saix.net port:8080 or alternate port:3128

Let me know.

 

[ice10001]

Urhhhhhhhh?

Duhh...

Ummm...

lol...

What must I do? If i try to browse this site.. i get a 403 forbidden yada message..

Must I add it to a proxy or something in my FF setup, connection?

 

[|tera|]

Yip, you said in your first post, you tried different proxies, so I assumed you know how.

Use FF, click Tools>Options>Network>Settings>Manual configuration> type in cache.saix.net at HTTP proxy and at port type 8080, select "Use this proxy for all server protocols" and click ok.

 

[ice10001]

YOU DA MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seems it a working.....

Where do I send the brandy????

 

[|tera|]

Send it to my brother, he's the drinker not me If bwana likes brandy, send it his way

Ciao man