since i'd be using this modem as the bridged mode, would all these connection timed out, handshakes, etc etc connection and modem problem surfaces if i were to bridge this modem with my linksys wrt54gl router (tomato firmware)?

yep, its hard to save the settings to the modem. im running this modem as bridge mode, but at first i wanna change the ip so it doesnt conflict with my router ip. need to try countless times before the settings is finally set into this modem. well, in the end its done, now its working as it should and till now still no disconnections, 24/7.