Yes, the modem become transparent and the router does
the PPoE negotiation to
Verizon, thus the router's WAN is your live IP same as
a cable modem setup would
be. Difference of course is the cable co ships their
modems configured to
auto-negotiate AND pass (bridge) the live IP to the
CPE so you use DHCP on the
router WAN, but with DSL bridge you use PPoE mode on
the router WAN.
Stupid implementation decision on DSL's part if you
ask me! Plus using PPoE
lowers your router WAN MTU to 1492.
DHSinclair wrote:
<snip>
>
> Yes, I do like the "bridge" mode choice. Do not
know if I will be able to
> enable/force that. Can we talk further about the
"live IP" business?
> Interesting. Do you mean the dynamic IP I will be
assigned transfers
> straight across the WAN port to my router? I like
that idea.
> Think the router will like that too.
> I really do wish I had a firmer grasp of this stuff
like I thought I did
> years
> ago. LOL! Into the breach again.....
> Best,
> Duncan
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