TomatoUSB

What is it?

Tomato USB is an alternative Linux-based firmware for powering Broadcom-based ethernet routers. It is a modification of the famous Tomato firmware, with additional built-in support for USB port, wireless-N mode support, support for several newer router models, and various enhancements.

Supported Routers

Tomato USB supports many Broadcom-based routers from Asus, Linksys, Buffalo, Netgear and other manufacturers.
See the documentation about the different build types for more details and for the list of models supported.

Features

• Firmware replacement with full LAN/WAN/WiFi support
• WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, LAN up to Gigabit
• NAS support: external USB storage, with file sharing on LAN and WAN (supports FAT/FAT32, EXT2/EXT3 and NTFS)
• Print server: access USB printer from LAN
• VPN support (through OpenVPN, both client and server mode)
• Media server DLNA (experimental in newest builds)
• Nice and easy to use GUI
• Installation of custom packages from Optware (P2P clients, proxy, web server, etc.)
• Graphical bandwidth usage monitor
• Very advanced QOS configuration
• Access restrictions
• Advanced wireless configurations (WDS, wireless client modes, etc.)

Please see also the official changelog for a full list of changes.