putting a Verizon Westell 6100 in bridge mode

If you have a Verizon Westell 6100 that needs to be set up for bridge mode (for example, if you're going from a dynamic IP to a static IP address), here are Verizon's instructions for that:

http://www22.verizon.com/residentialhelp/highspeed/networking/setup/questionsthree/123756.htm

Of note, in step 8, instead of putting it in "routed bridge" mode - you definitely want that setting to be just "bridge"

Internal Verizon card (GOBI 2000) connects but won't disconnect

I haven't had the chance to test this - but I had a client tell me that the resolution to an internal Verizon GOBI 2000 card that connects continuously but won't disconnect is to change the setting as follows in the VZ Access Manager preferences.