Multi-Homing Internet Access

The ideal system would be to have TWO broadband internet access providers, with automatic fail-over from one to another. By having both Cable and DSL access to the internet you have a redundant system. If both systems are working, they can send files over both systems simultaneously, thus effectively doubling your internet connection speed. Since we’re convinced that we are going to become more and more dependent on the internet for applications, phone service, and controlling the world, there will be an increasing need for these DUAL WAN (Wide Area Network) devices. Since these devices are not common at present, we have listed them for your convenience, as we come across them in trade magazines:

Mfr	mdl	throughput	Features	Available at	Approx $
HotBrick.com			Firewall, VPNs	TigerDirect.com	500-900
XinCOM.com	XC-DPG402	12 mbps	NAT, backup OR higher bandwidth	TigerDirect.com Provantage.com	200
XinCom.com	XC-DPG502	44 mbps	NAT, VPN, backup AND higher bandwidth	???	?
NetOpia	R3100 router w/TER option	?	Option for 3100 Netopia router allows 2^nd WAN port.	Provantage.com	215

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