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['B']

I just got Tomato, which isn't as full featured as DD-WRT was, but I didn't use those features anyway.
QoS works flawlessly unlike in DD-WRT and it's just plain cooler than DD-WRT! But most importantly, I didn't brick my router


Discuss router firmware!

[Cataliste]

Beh. I used DD-WRT on my Linksys WRT54G, it was pretty bitchin. But I had to mvoe back to stock firmware because the DD-WRT was fucking up badly after I updated to .24.

I also have a WRT54GS, but it's nothing special. And DD-WRT doesn't run on my version.

ANyway, grats on not bricking your router. I did that once, then dropped in it in the dog water bowl (it was on the counter above it). Next morning we jsut blamed it on the dogs (stupid cords were all over the floor, so it was highly believable.)

[BinaryAttack]

any firmware that can shape traffic for each ip ?

[Cataliste]

any firmware that can shape traffic for each ip ?

Not that I am aware of. But, I assume you (like me) want to shape all traffic except your own. In which case DD-WRT QOS has the ability to ignore shaping for specific IPs. If I remember correctly that is.

[BinaryAttack]

Not that I am aware of. But, I assume you (like me) want to shape all traffic except your own. In which case DD-WRT QOS has the ability to ignore shaping for specific IPs. If I remember correctly that is.

yeah i wanted to make everyone else with 5kb/s speed while i get the remaining bandwidth

['B']

You can do shape by both MAC address and IP address in Tomato.

[BinaryAttack]

You can do shape by both MAC address and IP address in Tomato.

only works for linksys ?

[Cataliste]

only works for linksys ?

»» Routers that are known to work with Tomato:

* Linksys WRT54G v1-v4, WRT54GS v1-v4, WRT54GL v1.x, WRTSL54GS (no USB support)
* Buffalo WHR-G54S, WHR-HP-G54, WZR-G54, WBR2-G54, WBR-G54, WZR-HP-G54, WZR-RS-G54, WZR-RS-G54HP, WVR-G54-NF, WHR2-A54-G54, WHR3-AG54
* Asus WL500G Premium (no USB support), WL500GE
* Sparklan WX6615GT, Fuji RT390W, Microsoft MN-700

This will not work on Linksys WRT54G/GS v5 or newer WRT54G/GS routers.

http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato

[BinaryAttack]

http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato

saw that actually, means it doesn't work for me i can't shape traffic!!

['B']

Tomato Supported Devices (Cata beat me to it)

DD-WRT has many more supported devices however a lot of people complain (including me) that the QoS simply does not work like it's supposed to. Furthermore, you can't really limit to 5KB/s but you can give yourself precedence. So it'll be like other's have full bandwidth until you start using bandwidth then it'll reshape to give you more of the bandwidth.

There are other custom firmwares, but my understanding is that DD-WRT and Tomato are the best there is.

I specifically bought my Linksys WRT54GL for its decent RAM and Flash Memory sizes and its ability to be flashed with many different custom firmwares

[Fatal]

I've also been running Tomato on my Linksys WRT54GL for a few monthes now, I went from DD-WRT, to HyperWRT Thibor, to Tomato. HyperWRT was my favorite but Thibor stopped updating it, DD-WRT used to be good until v23 SP2, after that it seemed to get very bloat-ish and the whole interface is extremely laggy. Tomato is slick, clean, and fast, has all the features I'd use except overclocking, which I liked in DD-WRT.

['B']

I've also been running Tomato on my Linksys WRT54GL for a few monthes now, I went from DD-WRT, to HyperWRT Thibor, to Tomato. HyperWRT was my favorite but Thibor stopped updating it, DD-WRT used to be good until v23 SP2, after that it seemed to get very bloat-ish and the whole interface is extremely laggy. Tomato is slick, clean, and fast, has all the features I'd use except overclocking, which I liked in DD-WRT.

Why was HyperWRT your favorite?

[Fatal]

Why was HyperWRT your favorite?

It just always seemed like I got the most speed and stability from it, also I liked how it was based off the stock firmware, just improved.

[BinaryAttack]

thanks for the information, gonna try tomato on my D-link and see if it's able to run.

['B']

thanks for the information, gonna try tomato on my D-link and see if it's able to run.

uhh i hope you have a backup to restore your stock firmware if it doesn't run...

Edited by bahblah, 10 May 2008 - 07:46 PM.

[BinaryAttack]

uhh i hope you have a backup to restore your stock firmware if it doesn't run...

thanks for the reminder.. almost forgot about it

[Fatal]

Good luck but only do if it if its on the supported hardware list, otherwise that is a brain damage decision

[BinaryAttack]

Good luck but only do if it if its on the supported hardware list, otherwise that is a brain damage decision

it's not on the list though.. will have a go when i'm free so if there's problem i could use the free time to fix it

[Fatal]

I wouldnt do it then, see if its supported by DD-WRT

[Cataliste]

If it isn;t supported, you will probably brick it.

[Fatal]

If it isn;t supported, you will probably brick it.

exactly like I said before, I definitely wouldn't do it