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I was logged on and the connection to the Internet/chat server dropped. I cannot log back with the same username (nickname) Why?

April 26, 2017chat connection dropped internet log logged nickname server username

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I was logged on and the connection to the Internet/chat server dropped. I cannot log back with the same username (nickname) Why?

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If you log back via the same machine (IP address) it detects a more recent login and lets you in. However if you use another IP address (another machine or a dynamic IP address), it will not permit another login if it still has a login under that user name. After a time-out period of 15 minutes the user is automatically logged off and you can then reuse the same user name (nickname).