Router - which side of desktop?

[Timothy Murphy]

I have two desktops, in different locations.

In one, I have a simple ADSL modem with a single ethernet output
connected directly to the desktop.
On the other side of the desktop I have a LinkSys WRT65GL (dd-wrt)
through which all data from other laptops, etc, goes.

In the second location, I have a WiFi ADSL modem
with 4 ethernet ports as well as the WiFi antennae.
My desktop is connected to one of the ethernet ports.

Which do gurus think is the better setup?
I prefer the first, since I have a much better idea
what is going on.
But as far as I can see this is an old-fashioned point of view?

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Timothy Murphy
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