Thanks RMerlin but that is definately not what is happening here. This router will simply drop its WAN dhcp settings and be unable to renew them unless I do the things I have described in my previous post. If it is simply renewing the dhcp lease from my ISP the modem should not require a power...
I am experiencing this same issue.
Dec 31 19:05:13 WAN Connection: Ethernet link down.
Dec 31 19:05:14 WAN Connection: Ethernet link up.
Dec 31 19:05:14 notify_rc : restart_wan_if 0
Dec 31 19:05:14 dnsmasq[517]: read /etc/hosts - 3 addresses
Dec 31 19:05:14 dnsmasq-dhcp[517]: read...