Hmm, I think I got what you mean.
About the login issue, after logging in, you get a message like "Redirecting - thanks for logging in" right? And I suppose after getting redirected you see a display with a message like "Welcome, Unregistered" and the options to log in and register, instead of "Welcome, Battlecat"? I'm not really sure what's with this, but do you have cache and cookies enabled on your browser? Alternatively, this is just a blind guessing, but packet data loss caused by a slow connection might also be the cause. Either way, I'm pretty sure it should be normal once you switch to another page or refresh the page you're currently in, right?
As for the SB, did you see a message like "Error: invalid response from the server."? It's admittedly a bit laggy, but perhaps it's your connection? Cause it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong in the settings nor permissions.