I used to have to have a keep-alive script going all the time with Qworst because the modem would go offline due to inactivity.  A cron script that does
* * * * * ping -c 5 google.com >> /dev/null 
every minute is enough to keep your internet connection from going inactive.
As a side effect I got emails queued up from time dns/network went down to when it comes back up to document outages.

JD
On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Stephen <cryptworks@gmail.com> wrote:
i think its partly intentional to clear servers that are not paying
for it. 6/month for a single static ip however i find kinda ridiculous
in price.

but depending on the interval doing a 1 month trial to see if it is
related might be an option.

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 2:28 PM,  <joe@actionline.com> wrote:
>
> Is there any disadvantage to a static ip address?
>
> My qwest dsl internet connection drops signal from time to time
> (service is definitely not as advertised 99.99% uptime).
>
> Also (qwest insists that is a separate issue), my web mail host loses
> connection with an error message saying "ip address changed" several
> times a day.
>
> Someone has suggested that getting a static ip address should correct
> some of these problems. qwest quotes $5.95/month for a static ip
> rather than a dynamic ip address.
>
> Is there any reason not to go for that?
>
>
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