Best for ADSL modem or Time Capsule to do NAT?

I'm hoping to pick up a Time Capsule in the very near future (like tonight if they have the new ones in) and wanted to ask a general question about set-up.
I have a ADSL router/modem which will be connected to the Time Capsule. Is there a general rule as to whether it best to let the Time Capsule or the ADSL modem/router do the NAT etc.? My hunch is that for maximum chance of everything working nicely, such as "Back to my Mac", it would be best to use the modem to do as little as possible and get the Time Capsule to do as much as possible (NAT, firewall etc.).
Any comments?

Start with this and do some exploring if you are interested. http://www.dlink.com.au/
You'll need to find the model number of your modem and there may be another number that's usually on a label on the bottom of the product that you may need as well.
Look for the instructions to reset the modem back to factory defaults. There will be a default user name like "admin" and a default password which you can change when you get into the setup of the modem.
This link may help as well. http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=DSLmodemS1008
10.1.1.1 is indeed one of the addresses for D-Link, but there are others like a 192.168.xxx.xxx type of number. To set up the modem, you will hook it up directly to your computer.

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    Spoke with apple and was told to come on here and ask for help
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