I remember that I went through a DSL modem every year due to bad lines in my
area.
I had a static IP and it would just drop connection randomly when the modem
was going bad.   If I had a non-static IP it would have done what you're
experiencing.
Your modem might be ready for replacement.
If you complain enough they'll RMA a new one to you/them.

--
JD Austin
Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
jd@twingeckos.com
480.288.8195x201
http://www.twingeckos.com


George Burns  - "I would go out with women my age, but there are no women my
age."

On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Charles Jones <
charles.jones@ciscolearning.org> wrote:

>  JD Austin wrote:
>
> I used to have it.  I think there is a 'keep alive' option in the settings
> on the 2wire modem (I had an actiontec modem).
> If not have the box you're sshing into ping google every minute or two
> (ping -c 20 google.com) via a cron job.
>
> Sadly that wont do any good as I said I can be ssh into the box and be
> typing away at command prompt and my connection drops and I have to wait 60
> seconds to get back in and the modem has a new IP.
>
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