> > A Cisco 678 won't be the perfect solution either. I'm not > familiar with > the Actiontecs and what is going wrong, but I know of a problem with > the Cisco's that is very similar. I have a friend who owns an ISP and > verified that some ISP Cisco routers when rebooted will cause the > subscribers DSL modems to stop working until they are also > rebooted. I > think there is a work around, or a way to avoid this but it > sounds like > it is on the ISP side. I have C-Solutions and have had the > modem hang a > half dozen times. I know with other ISPs it happens much more often. > It sounds though like it's when something specific is done on > the ISP's > router though, when it is rebooted or if something else is done to > it. You can try another modem and it may be better, but from my > experience, a Cisco 678 still will have problems. > > I should also note that twice when the power has gone out qwest's > local (few streets away) hardware isn't on UPS's and will go down. If > my hardware stays up on UPS's I still have to reboot the modem after > qwests hardware comes back up, to get the modem working again. > > --Brandon > .===================================. > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > `===================================' > The best thing I ever did was get a 678 for my Qwest connection. In the last three months of it running I have never had to reboot it. It just retrains until it can re-establish the connection. My actiontec was luck to stay up for a week. Got my 678 from the DI for 3 bucks! Just thought you would like to know that :)
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