IMac compatibility with a Zyxel DSL modem

I installed a new Zyxel DSL modem connected to a Time Capsule with an ethernet cable with the TC creating my wireless network. My iMac connects perfectly with the TC's wireless network, but the moment I switch on the Zyxel model to provide internet access, my iMac gets a beach ball that never stops spinning. Are there compatibility issues between the Zyxel DSL modems and an iMac, or do I have settings on my iMac or Zyxel modem that causes some sort of conflict that causes my iMac to hang? I've never had a problem before with my iMac hanging, it's been as solid as the rock of Gibraltar!

I've used the brand in the past
routers don't rely on drivers so routers follow the std of ethernet
I would expect it to be 100% transparent for a computer what router was
using from
a mac
to a
computer running windows 3.11 from the 90's
to a windows 8.1 computer
to a linux computer
the ethernet tcp/ip packets sendt are the same no matter what device send them

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