Random Token Generator - Not Really Random

We have the need to have a random token (a 16 char alphanumeric field) to be used as the key for one of our SQL tables. I have created a random token generator, however after only 3 months in production, it appears that we had an instance where a token that already existed in the tables was created. There are 3810 records currently in the database so it isn't like there are billions of records there.

I contacted an old college buddy of mine who is a mathematician, and he claims, assuming that random really does mean random, that the chances of getting a duplicate token are 1 in 79.5 septillion (79,500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000).

So my conclusion is that this was either a complete freak of nature occurance, or my random generator isn't really all that random. Here is the code behind how I am generating this: Code:

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Random Generator

So we use the Randomize function and Rnd to make a random number. Well my numbers can hardly be called random. So I have to ask is those two functions dependent on the web server? The web server sucks so much that it cant generate new Random numbers?

How Random is this?

Game1
2006-05-14 20:01:32 You picked a 4 of Clubs
2006-05-14 20:01:34 You picked a 4 of Clubs
2006-05-14 20:01:35 You picked a 2 of Diamonds
2006-05-14 20:01:37 You picked a 2 of Diamonds
2006-05-14 20:01:38 You picked a 2 of Diamonds

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Game2
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2006-08-09 13:55:16 You recieved 88515m³ Ice.
2006-08-09 13:55:21 You got hit by 11276
2006-08-09 13:55:30 You recieved 88515m³ Ice.
2006-08-09 13:55:37 You got hit by 11276
2006-08-09 13:55:39 You recieved 88515m³ Ice.

If I had'nt had the Session function it would simply be "2006-08-09 13:55:12 You got hit by 11276" 4 times in a row or something.

So I ask myself what is wrong? Is it the server or is it faulty programming on my side?

iOre = Int(30000 * Rnd + 5000)

If IsEmpty(Session("OreRandom")) = False then
DO WHILE Session("OreRandom") = iOre
Randomize
iOre = Int(30000 * Rnd + 5000)
LOOP
End If

Session("OreRandom") = iOre

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