I don't think so. Why internet drops? Your ISP issue?
WAN connection type is Dynamic IP, PPPoE or something else?
Directly connect to the modem to test.

Hi!

It's not an ISP thing; I have been using the same settings for four years(!). I checked everything on both routers about two months ago both with the ISP and the phone line company.

One router drops maybe once a week (reasonable) and the second one, daily. I have noticed that the second one runs a bit hot - so we may have a hardware issue. I asked about scripting, since it it easy enough to query WAN up: Periodically ping any outside site. If ping fails, wait 15 min (or whatever) for the router to cool off and then issue a router reboot. My question is, how to do the last step from a script.

Daniel

Daniel, you have to figure out if the connection drops when modem is connected to PC directly.
The router cannot do what you want...It is not as smart as your expectation...

I think that we can close this thread:

I just checked the router after a drop - and nothing worked. It lost connection with another computer on the LAN and WiFi also did not work.
Power off/on restored every thing. That means (after 4.5 years 7x24 operation) a new router :(.

Thanks to all who replied to this thread.

Good luck with a new router. :D