Bridge or Router Mode?

Question

I have adsl modem asus dsl13 (mode adsl2+ ). Provider has a PPoE.
What a proper option for TC - bridge or router?

Answer 1

You can do either bridge on the modem and router on the TC.. or router on the asus modem and bridge on the TC.
There is hardly any difference in overall performance.. since adsl is the limiting factor here.
But a few things to consider.
Pro router in the TC
1. The TC is a much faster router than the asus, if you need speed. (For normal setup makes no difference)
2. The TC often behaves better when it is the router to clients running time machine. (TC should be main router in the network if you keep having issues and losing connection with it).
Pro router in the Asus.
1. The TC is peculiarly apple, and misses out some things important. eg QoS, very important if you are running voip phones, upnp, very important if you run gaming consoles.
2. If you run the Asus as the main router you have direct access to the modem stats. This is difficult behind a bridged modem.
3. You can run PPPoA, which is slightly more efficient encapsulation method if your ISP supports it. For many people the ISP does not support pppoe so they have little choice. Sometimes PPPoA is the preferred method by the ISP and is just more reliable.
For the vast majority of people there is no right answer. Pick what works for you.