Ethernet speeds from modem to Airport

Hey guys,
My current modem/router is a Belkin with 10/100 Ethernet. But I am considering an Airport extreme/Time Capsule for it's GigE ports, Easy Hard Drive Sharing, and Setup, plus all the other selling points.
But I will need a new modem to go with that an Airport/Time Capsule. Or will I? The Belkin works fine - it's just on the slow side ethernet wise, and isn't great for hard drive sharing (1TB max drive size).
So my question's are:
1. If I use a Modem (Belkin, or a new one) with only a 10/100 Ethernet port, will that
- Make my wifi any slower?
- Make GigE connections to my Apple Router slower? (For internet, but also for streaming, NAS drives etc).
2. Can anyone recommend a good modem to use with airport? (Preferably with GigE)
3. If I use my Belkin router (Theoretical 300mbps, but seems to be 54mbps actual), and Airport extreme (Which I assume performs better) on the same network:
- Will my network perform at "Belkin" or "Apple" speeds?
- Will the Airport just Extend the network? Or will it be the main router on the network? (The APE is newer, and if I could turn off the Belkins routing, I would.)
- Are there any technical/compatibility issues I should be aware of?
4. Can anyone recommend other routers I could look into with similar/better features? For me to pick it over the Apple products, it would have to have some or all of these:
- 1 More Ethernet port,
- Faster wifi (450mbps)
- Built in modem
- USB 3 port
- A MUCH lower price point (Don't care about $20 or $30, but if I could get a great router for $100 less...)
It MUST have a USB port for network storage, with no (Or very high) limitations on drive size (My Belkin only supports drives up to 1TB), GigE, and preferably easy setup, and the ability to pasword protect folders on attached Hard Drives would be awesome.
5. Any inside info on an updated Airport soon? The Gen 5's are 15 months old now.
Cheers!

Hi ,
     This is my first reply and I am tempted to reply to to you because I recently bought Airport Express and put in some effort setting it up.
     1) I don't thing modem will be a bottleneck in your internet speed. Just use the ethernet port of belkin router and connect it to Airpot using a ethernet cable.
     2) If you connect Airport to Belkin Router and configure it to bridge mode, it would just act as a modem and not wifi or we can say Airport would use the modem functionality of the Belkin router.
Hope it helps!
Thanks
Abhishek

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