I too have occaisionally had this problem with a Cisco 678, where I need 
to reboot it.  I have Visi for an ISP...

On Sunday 17 November 2002 03:05 am, Mark Courtney wrote:
> I've never used an Actiontec 1520, but I have experienced the *poof*
> syndrome.  My former neighbor and I both used Cisco 678's.  He used
> Qwest for his ISP and I used a different ISP.  My neighbor would
> sporadically loose his connection requiring him to reboot the modem and
> I never experienced this with a different ISP.
>
> That being said, I can confirm that customers with Cisco routers are
> having the same problem with Qwest.  It might not be the router...
>
> That's just my $.02
>