Airport Extreme bridge or router mode

[tom d]

Yesterday in Maryland we had a severe thunder storm and it was determined that the westell 6100 modem/router from Verizon that I was using was bad. I had the 6100 set up as a bridge and airport as a router and it worked fine . Verizion delivered a new westell 6100 g to me and when I set it up with Verizion they made airport extreme the bridge the opposite of what I had. So my question is which is better, they both work?
tom d

[ReliantLion]

It probably depends on other factors, like is the Verizon unit WiFi, do you use WiFi, base locations, etc.

I prefer to be behind my Airport Extreme's firewall. Does the Verizon have a firewall or not would be another thing to consider.

[tom d]

Thanks for your answer. The Westell 6100 that Verizion supplies is not wireless, and I have a need for that, plus it only has one port, this was the reason that I got the Airport Extreme. From what I've read on the Verizion site it has a firewall, so I found the directions on the internet, and changed it to bridge mode and I am hooked back up as normal. One piece of info that I did find out was Not to use a common flat phone line it will not carry the signal, you must use the fatter round one that they supply. I am over my head when it comes to routers, switches and hubs.

tom d