Tomato (firmware)

Infobox Software
name= Tomato Firmware



caption= Tomato Firmware's real time QOS graphs, running on a Buffalo AirStation WHR-HP-G54 as rendered by the Opera web browser
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Description= Open Source RouterOS
developer=
Jonathan Zarate
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operating system= Linux
genre= Routing software
license= Freeware
Backend: GNU General Public License
Frontend: Unknown?
website= [http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato www.polarcloud.com/tomato]

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

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.
* 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 adjustement , 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.
* 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.

Tomato Firmware Interface

Compatible Routers

Asus Routers

WVR series

WRT54GS

ee also

* Compatible Routers
** Asus Routers
** Buffalo AirStation
** Linksys Routers
*** WRT150N/WRT300N
*** WRTP54G
**** WRT54G Third-Party Firmware Projects

* Alternative firmwares
** FreeWRT
** DD-WRT
** OpenWRT
** Sveasoft

External links

* [http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato Tomato Firmware]
* [http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Hardware/Tomato-Firmware-21222.shtml Tomato Firmware @ Softpedia]
* [http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57933 Tomato Modifications]
* [http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/showthread.php?t=57815 Tomato SpeedMod]
* [http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53233 Tomato Mod] - with OpenVPN, SD/MMC Support

References