Strange problem.... when I get on THIS website, my wireless connection drops Internet connection OVER and OVER, repeatedly, like as often as every 30 seconds to every couple of minutes...

I have to keep "view available wireless networks" open, and as soon as I 'click' my network, it re-connects w/ no problem, only to drop it again quickly. I can get pissed and close the "Tigerdroppings" tab, and surf around ANYWHERE else and the connection is stable, but then as soon as I re-open a TD tab/thread, it starts dropping the connection again..

Anybody got any ideas as to what might possibly be in the data exchanged by TD that makes the signal crash, or "tells it" that the signal is lost? It's frustrating as hell; football season is approaching, y'know...

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Posted by 3deadtrolls

lafayette

Member since Jan 2014

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Posted on 8/22/15 at 1:45 pm to StadiumDormRat'72

You've either picked up some sort of malware, have a driver problem, or your wireless router is about done for. A web page won't cause that.

Are you absolutely sure it only happens here? I've never heard of that. Start off with downloading and running Malwarebytes and whatever you're using for AV. May not hurt to update the drivers for your wireless card.

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Posted by StadiumDormRat'72

BR,LA

Member since Sep 2012

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Posted on 8/22/15 at 2:00 pm to 3deadtrolls

Well, I just spent an hour over on FB w/o a single blink in connection, then clicked back over here to see if anybody had answered my Q, and lost the signal as soon as I clicked "reply"...

I've got a current version of Malwarebytes, and AVG - why would malware only attack me when I'm on this site and nowhere else? I know it doesn't seem logical, but yes, it's only here..... would it make more sense if it did it rarely on odd occasion elsewhere but often and repeatedly on this site?

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Posted by 756

Member since Sep 2004

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Posted on 8/22/15 at 7:07 pm to StadiumDormRat'72

list TD on whitepage of your anti malware and anti virus

It may think it is malware

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Posted by StadiumDormRat'72

BR,LA

Member since Sep 2012

2942 posts

Posted on 8/23/15 at 6:39 am to 756

Hmmm...I'll have to try that - might be something...

Seems like it would flash or log some warning, though...

Could there be something in the packets of data exchanged that "fools" it into thinking/saying "no internet", and then once it "says" that to 'itself', then it acts that way?

Anyway, thanks for the suggestion