Tomato (firmware)

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Tomato Firmware

Real time bandwidth view, running on a Buffalo AirStation WHR-HP-G54 as rendered by the Opera web browser
Developer(s)	Jonathan Zarate
Stable release	1.27 / 2009-11-29; 28 days ago
Operating system	Linux
Type	Routing software
License	Freeware Backend: GNU General Public License Frontend: proprietary
Website	www.polarcloud.com/tomato

Tomato Firmware is a free HyperWRT-based, Linux core firmware distribution for mostly Broadcom chipset based wireless routers, most notably the older-model Linksys WRT54G (including the WRT54GL and WRT54GS), Buffalo AirStation and Asus Routers. Among other notable features lies the user interface, which makes heavy use of AJAX as well as an SVG-based graphical bandwidth monitor.

Contents 1 Features 1.1 Feature comparison 2 License 3 Compatible routers 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Features

• Interactive Ajax based GUI using SVG and CSS-based color schemes (allowing GUI look and feel changes).
• CLI access (BusyBox) via TELNET or SSH (using Dropbear).
• DHCP server.
• DNS forwarder (using Dnsmasq).
• Netfilter/iptables with customizable settings, IPP2P and l7-filter.
• Wake-on-LAN.
• Advanced QoS: 10 unique QoS classes defined, real-time graphs display prioritized traffic with traffic class details.
• Client Bandwidth Control via QoS classes
• Bandwidth graphing/statistics.
• 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).
• Dynamic DNS service with ezUpdate and services extended for more providers.
• Syslog viewable through the GUI (also downloadable).
• SES button control.
• JFFS2.
• CIFS client.
• Wireless LAN Radio power of adjustment, antenna selection, and 14 wireless channels.
• 'Boot wait' protection (increase the time slot for uploading firmware via the boot loader).
• Advanced port forwarding, redirection, and triggering with UPnP and NAT-PMP.
• Advanced user access restrictions.
• Init, Shutdown, Firewall, and WAN Up scripts.
• Uptime, load average, and free memory status.
• Minimal reboots - Very few configuration changes require a reboot.
• Wireless survey page to view other networks in your neighborhood.

[edit] Feature comparison

Mod Name	Base Tomato Version	Min Flash MB	Max Connections	SpeedMod	SFTP	VPN Client	VPN Server	SNMP	SD Card Support	USB Support	VLANs
Tomato	1.27	4MB	4096	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Tomato ND	1.27	4MB	4096	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
hardc0re Mod [1]	1.27	4MB	8192+	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
jyavenard Mod [2]	1.23		?			PPTP		Yes			No
Neorouter Mod [3]	1.25***		?			proprietary	proprietary				Yes
roadkill Mod [4]	1.21		?		Yes	OpenVPN	OpenVPN		SD, MMC		No
SgtPepperKSU Mod [5]	1.25***		?			OpenVPN	OpenVPN				No
slodki Mod [6]	1.25*	4MB	4096	No	No	OpenVPN	OpenVPN	No	SDHC, MMC	No	No
Teddy Bear Mod [7]	1.27**	4MB/8MB	?	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	SDHC, MMC	Print, NAS	No
Thor Mod [8]	1.25**	8MB	8192	Yes	FTP only	OpenVPN	OpenVPN	Yes	SDHC, MMC	NAS	No
Trzepako Mod [9]	1.21	4MB	?	Yes		No	No	No	No		No
Victek Mod. Tomato RAF [10]	1.25***	4MB	8192	Yes	No	No	No	No	No		No

*	Tomato standard only
**	Tomato ND (New Driver) only
***	Tomato standard and ND

[edit] License

Tomato is based on the GPL source code released by Linksys, but includes proprietary binary modules from the chipset manufacturer Broadcom. Portions of the code are licensed under the GNU General Public License, but the source code for the user interface is under a more restrictive license which forbids use without the author's permission.

[edit] Compatible routers

Tomato is compatible with many Broadcom-based routers, including Asus routers, Buffalo AirStation, and the Linksys WRT54G series. Detailed information is available from the Wikibooks page on Tomato. It should be noted that WRT54G models of version 5 and newer are not compatible. Tomato is generally recommended^{[by whom?]} for users who desire a faster alternative^{[citation needed]} to DD-WRT, while not offering as much customization as the advanced OpenWrt firmware.

[edit] See also

• List of wireless router firmware projects

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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