Session gone after opening a new tab within Internet explorer / Google Chrome

So then the question is, does the client send the JSESSIONID from the first tab to the second tab? What persistence method are you using? Probably the best way to troubleshoot this sort of thing is to simply watch the traffic from the client's perspective. Load up HTWatch or Fiddler in the browser and watch:

1. When cookies are sent to the client

    

2. When the JSESSIONID is sent to the client

    

3. When the client sends back the JSESSIONID

    

4. What the client sends when it accesses the second tab

    

5 how the second tab responds to the client