wayjac,
thanks for the info. so to confirm, if i put PPPoE back on the modem and enable "use public IP address" in the modem GUI, i can do the following:
1. Port forwarding
2. DDNS, will the dynamic dns service that is built into the d-link router work?
Located here: »
support.dlink.com/emulat ··· dns.htmlOther than that are there any disadvantages I will have by leaving pppoe on the modem, rather than the router?
Will programs on my clients that use UPNP be able to open ports and work properly? just want to make sure that the modem has no firewall or port blocking capabilities (I just want my router to do that)