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I recently bricked my WRT54GL - did not recover with 30/30/30, so had to switch to a backup whilst I evaluate my next move. Was thinking it's time to upgrade in the world and wondered what the preferred router of choice is by all of the users…..

Many thanks
Paul.

1) I think you'll find that most of the Tomato developers use the Asus RT-N16
2) Are you sure your WRT54GL is bricked? 30-30-30 is really just a technique for clearing the router's memory, not recovering from a bad flash. Have you tried pinging the router or flashing a new firmware via tftp? (I don't own that model so I'm not sure if tftp is the right method, but many routers have ways of forcing a firmware flash)

Have not tried recovery as yet as needed to get internet back up quickly. Will evaluate whether possible to recover shortly, but for now was just contemplating what was my best options….!

I tried both RT-N16 and WNR3500L but since I got my RT-N66U I have a new favorite tomato router. My RT-N16 and that of a friend (and that of other people I read reviews by) had some hardware issues. My WNR3500L worked very reliably but had a weaker signal than the RT-N16 and a much weaker signal than the RT-N66U.

A few days ago I moved from a WRT54GL running Tomato 1.25 ND to an RT-N16.

I had cloned the entire configuration (offsite), I went to the site, replaced the old router with the new, and checked with the most remote client in the large house. I did a few checks with my phone. That was it. About 10 minutes, including answering lots of questions.

I think of the N16 as very similar to the 54GL — just bigger, faster, and more versatile (has USB), but most important (for me) it runs better software.

(It's a nuisance that despite K26 and plenty RAM, the numbers are still 32 bit, which means that the fundamental network byte counters break in a matter of hours, if not minutes. And the shell and most essential commands (ping, nc) are still crippled. But most people don't care about such things, and those who do have options.)

The GUI now does a lot that had to be done in the Shell before, and everything is more solid and stable.

So, if the question is "what is a good replacement for (or a good step up from) a WRT54GL?", the RT-N16 seems a plausible answer.

The difference is a real treat, as far as I am concerned.

The RTN-N66U is also close to $200.
I have the RT-N16 and absolutely love it with TomatoUSB. Sometime this year when I am ready to go IPv6 I can grab a Toastman build.
Having most of the devs using it brings a lot of confidence too.
I don't think I will need another new router for at least 4 years, and I have already had it one year.

The RT-N16 is a solid router but it's old and doesn't have 5 GHz. It's time to step up to the new hotness the Cisco Linksys E4200 v1 (NOT v2)

Excellent speed and hardware combo and fully supported by Tomato

I am the the proud owner of one.

I have e4200 l would really like to put tomato on, but am not able to find any straight info.
Can anyone direct me.
PS sorry for hijacking the thread, I'm desperate.

you can run tomato on it.

Oh wait ! Excuse me, I just double checked and that model has an Atheros chipset. Probably not Tomato compatible.