Need New Router that will run 3rd party firmware

[Engineer]

Bob,

I have the 1.23 Tomato teddy bear mod running on the Asus 520GU, the Linksys WRT54G and (temporarily) a Linksys WRT54G-TM (Tmobile edition with 32MB ram and 8MB flash). Using the Tmobile as an Ethernet bridge right now and getting about 27Mbps sustained transfer from downstairs to upstairs (quite a bit faster than the powerline network that I was using).

Picked the Tmobile Linksys up for $12.99 + $5.00 shipping on a "Slick Deal" last week. Didn't need it but wanted to play, especially with double the ram/flash of most normal G routers.

There have been no issues running the USB version on the non-USB Linksys routers.

I do think that the Asus router has a newer chipset that runs 40MHz faster though. Not sure if it matters though. If you catch the Asus router on sale, I would choose it. I picked it up for $18.xx after rebate and cash back + free shipping last year. Working great still! 🙂

By the way, I'm posting from an SSH connection to the Asus router (1024 bit encrypted) using the hotel wireless (unencrypted 🙁 ). Also set up VNC port using the SSH tunnel so I can connect to my home PC's with VNC. Using Firefox because it will also use DNS through the SSH tunnel so all traffic is currently encrypted. I set up the router to use a DYNDNS address and the router automatically updates the supplied ISP IP to Dnydns so I can tunnel home with a "name" URL (since home IP changes from time to time).

 

[bob4432]

Originally posted by: Engineer
Bob,

I have the 1.23 Tomato teddy bear mod running on the Asus 520GU, the Linksys WRT54G and (temporarily) a Linksys WRT54G-TM (Tmobile edition with 32MB ram and 8MB flash). Using the Tmobile as an Ethernet bridge right now and getting about 27Mbps sustained transfer from downstairs to upstairs (quite a bit faster than the powerline network that I was using).

Picked the Tmobile Linksys up for $12.99 + $5.00 shipping on a "Slick Deal" last week. Didn't need it but wanted to play, especially with double the ram/flash of most normal G routers.

There have been no issues running the USB version on the non-USB Linksys routers.

I do think that the Asus router has a newer chipset that runs 40MHz faster though. Not sure if it matters though. If you catch the Asus router on sale, I would choose it. I picked it up for $18.xx after rebate and cash back + free shipping last year. Working great still! 🙂

By the way, I'm posting from an SSH connection to the Asus router (1024 bit encrypted) using the hotel wireless (unencrypted 🙁 ). Also set up VNC port using the SSH tunnel so I can connect to my home PC's with VNC. Using Firefox because it will also use DNS through the SSH tunnel so all traffic is currently encrypted. I set up the router to use a DYNDNS address and the router automatically updates the supplied ISP IP to Dnydns so I can tunnel home with a "name" URL (since home IP changes from time to time).

sounds like some nice setups. will keep an eye out for a deal. the extra ram help? the 1.23 is night and day more stable compared to the 1.25, so that is excellent. haven't setup any tunneling yet, but probably will soon 🙂 personally i use no-ip, but i think that is even supported in tomato, just need to set it up, currently have the small d/l updated running on a machine that is on 24/7. w/ dydns, do you need to periodically need to log in and manually update your acct so you are active like w/ no-ip? i know it is only every 3mos, but sometimes i forget and then my named addresses are dead for a bit - quite annoying since the email i have it set up on i rarely check.

tia,
bob

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: bob4432

sounds like some nice setups. will keep an eye out for a deal. the extra ram help? the 1.23 is night and day more stable compared to the 1.25, so that is excellent. haven't setup any tunneling yet, but probably will soon 🙂 personally i use no-ip, but i think that is even supported in tomato, just need to set it up, currently have the small d/l updated running on a machine that is on 24/7. w/ dydns, do you need to periodically need to log in and manually update your acct so you are active like w/ no-ip? i know it is only every 3mos, but sometimes i forget and then my named addresses are dead for a bit - quite annoying since the email i have it set up on i rarely check.

tia,
bob

The extra flash is good for "mega builds" of firmwares and the extra ram is good for more connections (i.e. torrents, etc). For $17.99 + tax shipped, can't go wrong.