Router Firmware

**Bman** · November 10th, 2011

I have a WRT54GL router and have been using the latest default firmware for it for quite some time. I am in the mood to change, here so many good things about the Tomato Firmware and the DD-WRT Firmware.

So I am wondering your opinions on which one is better, which should I try?

**LordOfLA** · November 10th, 2011

Try both

It is my understanding that DD-WRT has more features however.

**Bman** · November 10th, 2011

You don't have an opinion on either? lol

**Xie** · November 10th, 2011

I run Tomato on mine and it works great, but never tried DD-WRT.

**Bman** · November 10th, 2011

So I went and installed tomato, going to try both probably.

Any cool things I should do with tomato?

**Admiral Michael** · November 10th, 2011

I've used and like DDWRT, try that first :P

**LordOfLA** · November 12th, 2011

Originally Posted by Bman

You don't have an opinion on either? lol

My cable provider gave me an intergrated cable modem/router by netgear that doesn't support custom firmware ( can be switched to modem only though) otherwise I'd be using DD-WRT until I find a job that lasts long enough to enable me to afford the additional electricity costs to run a second pc and pfsense 24/7

**Bman** · November 13th, 2011

How do you input your own custom DNS with Tomato? Seems more complicated then the default firmware.

**Xie** · November 14th, 2011

Originally Posted by Bman

How do you input your own custom DNS with Tomato? Seems more complicated then the default firmware.

It's under: Basic -> Network -> Static DNS

**Bman** · November 14th, 2011

Thanks, that is where I thought it was, just needed to make sure.

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,722 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 221	Router Firmware I have a WRT54GL router and have been using the latest default firmware for it for quite some time. I am in the mood to change, here so many good things about the Tomato Firmware and the DD-WRT Firmware. So I am wondering your opinions on which one is better, which should I try?

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,031 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 213	Re: Router Firmware Try both It is my understanding that DD-WRT has more features however. If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,722 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 221	Re: Router Firmware You don't have an opinion on either? lol

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: Router Firmware I run Tomato on mine and it works great, but never tried DD-WRT. tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,722 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 221	Re: Router Firmware So I went and installed tomato, going to try both probably. Any cool things I should do with tomato?

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LordOfLA Godlike! Joined: February 2004 Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK Posts: 7,031 Blog Entries: 5 Reputation: 4137 Power: 213	Re: Router Firmware Originally Posted by Bman You don't have an opinion on either? lol My cable provider gave me an intergrated cable modem/router by netgear that doesn't support custom firmware ( can be switched to modem only though) otherwise I'd be using DD-WRT until I find a job that lasts long enough to enable me to afford the additional electricity costs to run a second pc and pfsense 24/7 If HK-47 and GLaDOS had a child, the character they create would cause the video game world to overdose on awesome. -sheridanmovieguy: Dragon age forum user.

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,722 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 221	Re: Router Firmware How do you input your own custom DNS with Tomato? Seems more complicated then the default firmware.

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Xie - geek - Joined: September 2003 Location: NY, USA Posts: 5,224 Reputation: 1730 Power: 175	Re: Router Firmware Originally Posted by Bman How do you input your own custom DNS with Tomato? Seems more complicated then the default firmware. It's under: Basic -> Network -> Static DNS tehgeek \| tehgeek \| geeking out to tech \| IRC \| Parted Magic \| A+ Certified Professional

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Bman OSNN Designer Joined: July 2002 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 8,722 Blog Entries: 106 Reputation: 1386 Power: 221	Re: Router Firmware Thanks, that is where I thought it was, just needed to make sure.

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