Xincom DPG-602 Dual WAN Router With Inbound Load Balancing Review

Last February I reviewed the DPG-402 dual-WAN router by Xincom. The router was based on a 50 MHz ARM processor and was capable of load balancing and shotgunning two broadband internet connections. Our tests yielded very impressive results, downloading files at a whopping 8 Mb/s. Today we are taking a look at one of Xincom's latest offerings. The DPG-602 offers the same outbound load balancing features as the 402 along with an inbound load balancing function. Inbound load balancing can be very advantageous for small to medium sized businesses. For instance, a company can save a great deal of money by switching from a T1 connection to two cable internet connections. Normally, the upload speed is much slower for a cable modem than a T1. However, with two broadband connections at 4000K downstream and 500K upstream a piece, you can get near T1 speeds on the upload and up to six times faster download speeds. The Xincom DPG-602 also has a few other advantages over its younger brother such as a faster CPU, faster throughput, and Quality-Of-Service functions.