8 reviews

Tomato Firmware

Released December, 2006

The Pros:Excellent bandwidth monitoring (real-time, daily, monthly, etc.). AJAX-based GUI. Access to antenna power settings.

The Cons:Limited help and support. Possiblity of bricking your router without refund or warranty.

Tomato Firmware is a replacement firmware for the Linksys WRT54G and Buffalo WHR-G54 series of wireless routers based on a Linux core. The firmware is developed by Jonathan Zarate and is based off othe GPL sourcecode released by Linksys and includes proprietary modules developed by Broadcom.

It features a rich graphical user interface that relies heavily on AJAX and a realtime SVG-based graphical bandwidth monitor. The firmware exposes access to many hardware features and tweaks including the ability to increase the transmit power of the wireless antenna.

Features

Linux-based replacement firmware for Linksys WRT54G and Buffalo WHR-G54 series of wireless router
AJAX-based GUI
real-time bandwidth monitoring of all types ports (WAN, LAN, wireless-LAN, bridge)
Extensive QoS rules
Can be run in several wireless modes:
- Access point (AP)
- Wireless client station (STA)
- Wireless ethernet (WET) bridge
- Wireless distribution system (WDS aka wireless bridging)
- Simultaneous AP and WDS (aka wireless repeating)
Minimal reboots - Very few configuration changes require a reboot.
Wireless LAN Radio power of adjustement , antenna selection, and 14 wireless channels.

User Reviews (9)

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Pros

6

Excellent bandwidth monitoring (real-time, daily, monthly, etc.)
5

AJAX-based GUI
5

Access to antenna power settings
5

Extensive QoS functionality
5

Time-of-day access rules
5

Rock-solid operation with minimal reboots
4

Can run router in multiple wireless modes: access point (AP), wireless client station (STA), wireless ethernet bridge (WET), wireless distribution system (WDS), simultaneous AP + WDS
3

Supports event-based scripting, including overwriting SES button action
3

Turns on the SpeedBoost (aka Afterburner) functionality disabled by Linksys in later models
3

Can schedule reboots and scripts to run periodically
2

WDS setup is straight forward and it works flawlessly.