linux gateway and router = redundant?

[Andrew]

On Fri, 15 Mar 2002 15:30:30 -0800
augie <schwer at sonic.net> wrote:

> orignially i was thinking of having a linux gateway and a
> router in between my LAN, and the rest of the world. but then i
> started reading the specs for my router (linksys 4port), and i
> saw that it did everything i was expecting the linux gateway to
> do. ie. filtering, logging, and port forwarding.
> 
> so now im thinking a linux gateway on top of a hardware router
> is gonna be pointless. are there bennefits to this kind of
> redundancy or should i just stick with just the router?
> 
> --augie

Many people would say Linux provides better firewalling than
low-end routers.

A.