# Why is my computer constantly disconnecting from the internet? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 22, 2005, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-computer-constantly-disconnecting-from-the-internet/332201 "2005-11-22T03:35:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-computer-constantly-disconnecting-from-the-internet/332201/21 "2005-11-24T21:14:25Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > A pox upon me for a churlish poltroon! > > I still have the router because I’m lazy. And for some reason, I thought (probably incorrectly) that a router helped provide firewall protection. I don’t understand why this problem would suddenly start happening. > > I run Spyware Doctor daily and Ad-Aware every weekend. I think I did a complete virus scan just last weekend. My email service provides virus scanning and spam blocking with about a 99.99% success rate. I’m fairly rigorous about email traffic and guarding myself against infections, but who knows. > > I’ll try taking the router out of the equation and see what happens. I took the router out of the loop and haven’t had a problem since, so I’m cautiously optimistic. Thanks all! ---
**Author:** ![Fringe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b5a626/32.png) [@Fringe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fringe)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-computer-constantly-disconnecting-from-the-internet/332201/22 "2005-11-24T21:32:32Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > I took the router out of the loop and haven’t had a problem since, so I’m cautiously optimistic. Thanks all! Let us know how it turns out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-computer-constantly-disconnecting-from-the-internet/332201.md?page=1)