Best Gaming ADSL2+ Modem Router

[!TIMMY!]

Whats the difference between full bridge and half bridge? and which is better?

[aidanjt]

In half-bridge mode the TA still presents itself to the PPPoE client (your routers operating system) which authenticates by proxy of the router to the ISP's PAP/CHAP server. In full-bridge mode the PPPoE client has a direct bridged link to the PAP/CHAP server.

[!TIMMY!]

So full bridge is better and quicker?

[aidanjt]

I'm still unsure as to which is 'better', but the connection should be *slightly* less latent in full-bridge mode, yes.

[!TIMMY!]

Thank you for your help, I have spend the last hour on google, and it seems that I can put the Linksys AM200 and Linksys WRT54GL together in full bridge mode with my ISP Be.

It looks complicated, but I hope once it is set up then I won't have to touch it again.

[Pup]

Which Linksys modem did you get? Unless it has a Broadcom chipset, it'll probably be crap on a Be connection.

The definitive DSL modem for a Be line is the Sky/Netgear DG834GT with the UberGT firmware in bridge mode, which in turn lets your NAT router (WRT54G or equivalent - I use a WRAP 1E with pfSense) do the wireless. Few other DSL modems come close to the reliability of the DG834GT.

I am on Sky adsl, and get regular drop outs. Sky sent me a Sagem adsl modem though, but I dont know if that is the issue. I know someone with a Sky DG834GT, so gonna try swapping it over for a bit and see if that helps.

However, currently I do have a similar setup as to what you mention. The Sagem modem connected up to a WRT54GL (with Tomato firmware) which provides wireless for 2 devices and wired to my main PC.

Is there any specific settings I should be making? Essentially I have the Sagem router (x.x.0.1) setup to assign an ip via dhcp to the linksys router on x.x.0.2 and then the linksys assigns to connecting devices with x.x.1.100 - 1.102. Apart from that I dont think I have made any significant changes.

[aidanjt]

I have the AM200 too, it does a great job in full-bridge, I don't have to look at it and it works well with my custom router.