Upgrading tomato firmware?

[LeperousDust]

Quick question i don't seem to easily be able to find the answer easily. If i upgrade the firmware on my router will i lose any settings i've added? Fixed IP addresses, port forward rules etc...? I've just noticed there have been two versions released since i last bothered, and i suppose i should upgrade, but i can't be bothered with the hassle if i have to reconfigure everything...!

 

[FrenchTart]

You probably won't lose them but you can usually export your settings and then re-import them once you've upgraded.

I'm only going on my experiences with the Netgear DG834GT here though.

 

[ns400r]

As Aekeron says. The settings should stay (they did on mine) but you can always export them first.

 

[LeperousDust]

Ooooh, you know what i'd totally missed that, well i'll export first and see how it goes. Cheers fella's

 

[LeperousDust]

Hmmm excuse my stupidity, but after a check around i can't see where i should be able to do that ?

 

[J.B]

What router make and model?

 

[FrenchTart]

Tomato firmware so it'll be a Linsys WRT-type make. I'd imagine very few differences between them all?

 

[LeperousDust]

Yeah as mentioned its a Linksys WRT router, but that's irrelevant, as its using the tomato firmware... There is no difference between the tomato firmware on all the support routers.

 

[J.B]

Thought tomato ran on a couple of other makes.

In my 2 linksys boxes you go to Administration then config management to backup you're settings.

 

[LeperousDust]

Aha, how i missed that scanning all the options before i'll never know. I think tomato runs a few other routers not many, but i assume its basically exactly the same code, no?

 

[J.B]

Yeah it's the same code. Its chipset specific. If every router used the same chipset as the Linksys WR series then they could all take tomato.