Which Router?

[TheDean]

Hi all,

Just had 20MB cable installed. There are 5 of us in the house and I have been looking at getting the WRT54GL and flashing with Tomato - Good plan?

The features of Tomato look excellent, and as I work in IT, I would like the whole network admin aspect of things, as I generally only deal with apps at work.

Any other options I could look into?

Cheers,

TheDean

 

[TheDean]

Good plan - Tomato is fantastic.

It does look excellent - I'll go with that then.

Cheers

 

[TheDean]

was going to suggest exactly that..

after installing tomato, remember to do the "clear nv ram" to clear out any remaining ghosts


Administration->Configuration->Restore Default Configuration->Erase all data in NVRAM memory(thorough)->OK

Champion - Thanks! What does that actually do? Just flush out any remaining settings from the old firmware?

Any Tomato tips people can give me?

I'm thinking of using the QoS options as I do download quite a bit of stuff, and it would be fantastic to have the HTTP port as top priority etc...

 

[TheDean]

Static DHCP does look good.....Could you use it for Xbox 360's?! Could be useful!

 

[TheDean]

Set this up yesterday and I like it - sooo much better than stock firmware! Can anyone give me any tips, hints on settings and stuff?

i.e. - I am wanting to increase the range of the wireless and increasing the power (think it's the power) - What should I go to? Obviously I don't want it to die...

Also - settings like Frame-Bursting, and Turbo mode - most are set to disabled by default, should I enable these?

 

[TheDean]

Anyone?