Top 10 Best Dsl Router Modems 2020 [telecom]

Perhaps a D-Link DSL-520B ?

For some reason on Amazon they cost a fortune now, though I bought one a year or two ago for about $50. It's DSL phone line in, ethernet out. No Wifi.

HTH, apologies if I misunderstood the question.

bob prohaska

I'm not quite sure what you are asking for, but my guess is that you are asking about having the DSL device either be a bridge or a full router. Some areas of the country (not all) only deployed DSL bridges, plug it in, there is no protection or separation from the ISP network layer-2 and you. Other areas only used a full router, where the device uses PPPoA or PPPoE using a username & password to authenticate and to connect up to the ISP network, and the router typically provides NAT, DHCP services, firewall, etc.

I've seen most ISPs drop support of bridges in the last decade, and going only to full routers, although most DSL CPE can be set into bridge mode in order to facilitate the use of PPPoE after the device by an external router.

That is typically what I have done, use whatever CPE the telco delivered, set it up into bridge mode, and have my router (or firewall device) of my preference handling the routing, NAT, firewalling

The OpenWRT olks may have some information. Also see

Jeff