Banner Manager Logs me Out

[crankytech]

Good afternoon.

I am currently using zencart 1.37 and about 50% of the time when i try to add/edit a banner under banner manager i am immediately logged out of the admin section and put back to the initial admin login screen.

any suggestions will be gratefully accepted.

http://www.pcsuperstore.com.au

[crankytech]

I should have also mentioned that i am using MySQL 4.1.9-max.

This problem is now affecting a number of menus in the admin section, not just the banner manager.

Frankly it is driving me CRAZY having to log back in every minute or two and re-do whatever changes i was making.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

[Ajeh]

Close all browser sessions ...

Clear your cache and cookies ...

If no one is on your site, I would also empty the following tables in your database:
db_cache
sessions
whos_online

Now try logging in with IE ... does it work?

Next, try logging in with FireFox ... does it work?

[crankytech]

Thanks for the reply Ajeh.

I have tried emptying the tables you suggested, cleared cache and cookies, and tried to use the admin section from numerous computers, from numerous IP's on both IE and firefox. The problem still exists unfortunately.

It is so bad now that it has basically crippled me from using the site. To update anything at all I have to have 3-4 attempts at it while being logged out in between each attempt.

Any suggestions greatfully accepted :)

[DrByte]

Do you have any firewall software installed?
Any cookie-blockers?
Which browser does this happen with ?
Do the same symptoms occur from another PC at another internet connection?
What are your settings in Admin->Configuration->Sessions ?

When did this start happening?
What changed from before it stopped working properly ?

[crankytech]

Do you have any firewall software installed?
Any cookie-blockers?
Which browser does this happen with ?
Do the same symptoms occur from another PC at another internet connection?
What are your settings in Admin->Configuration->Sessions ?

When did this start happening?
What changed from before it stopped working properly ?

No cookie blockers.
IE and firefox.
Any PC, any IP.
Settings in Admin->Configuration->Sessions
Session Directory /home/pcsupers/public_html/cache
Cookie Domain True
Force Cookie Use False
Check SSL Session ID False
Check User Agent False
Check IP Address False
Prevent Spider Sessions True
Recreate Session True
IP to Host Conversion Status true

This started happening about a week ago. The only thing i can think that has changed significantly is that we are now using flash banners as well as animated .gif banners. I am using code for the flash banners copied directly from http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Using_Flash

Cheers.