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Originally Posted by Perineum  Only if you use all that crap. The more services you have running on your router the more of a security risk it is.... |
All what "crap"?
Of course you don't use services like mail/web/news/etc servers on a firewall. You do however use traffic shaping, IDS, IPS, perhaps a proxy and a number of other services related to security and filtering. All of which benefit from a little extra horsepower, especially if servicing a busy LAN.