DD-WRT or Tomato

I recently bought a Linksys WRT54GL and I want to put a custom firmware on it. I have heard of DD-WRT and Tomato firmwares but I don't really know which to choose. I found some comparisons using Google but those don't really help. I'd like to get some feedback from some members on which they think is better in terms in stability and functionality, etc.

 

I have always used dd-wrt. The advanced features are different between the 2. I think the dd-wrt has advanced QoS, where the tomato does not. If I recall 1 users had to switch over to it for the QoS.

 

Does DD-WRT lock-up when there are alot of connections? I've heard that DD-WRT has problems with lockups and stability issues when it comes to using torrents.

 

I have not had any issue with it.

 

Another vote for DD-WRT, it has been solid for me since last summer.

I've never used Tomato though. But it's features weren't enough to make me want to switch.

 

You can set the number of maximum connections at one time with DD-WRT to control the torrent problem if it arrises with you. You can also set this with azureus and utorrent.

I have DD-WRT and I have no problem with torrents.

 

I've tried both DD-WRT and Tomato. Both lock up and reboot when I download torrents. It is not all the time though. I put the max number of connections to 4096 which is the max. But I still get wireless disconnects. Sometimes it connects then a few seconds later a disconnect for like 5 minutes.

Also when I try to browse pages the page will just show up blank. Then I have to click on reload for the site to load. This is happening a lot even when I use both firmwares.

 

Set your TCP/UDP timeouts to 600-800.

 

DD-WRT has more extensive settings, but Tomato is prettier with its dynamic webpages.

 

love tomato... way more stable imo and much better handling many connections and many systems on one network. drt is nice though but all my routers run tomato

 

Which do I set for TCP? Values for None or Established?
What about UDP? Values for Unreplied or Assured?

Also, what is the point of setting timeouts?

 

tomato, it is very good and easy to configure.

 

With DD-WRT, if you go to the Administration section, go down and set what I've got in my IP filter settings.

When you set the timeouts (Very important for torrent transfers), it kills off slots that get filled up with packets, which usually take a while to clear themselves. When you fill up all of your slots, it becomes slow or crashes.

If your timeout is too low though, you will kill off IM services which try to refresh themselves every 5-10 minutes (depending on the service), so if you set it to something like 150, you will disconnect from AIM all the time.

My settings work well for me.

 

I have used DD-WRT on my routers and installed them on all my family members routers. All linksys WRT54G and WRT54GS routers were used. All have been stable and working without issue. Sorry dont have experience with torrents. I have not used Tomato but I have read that it is easy to configure.

 

I use Thibor15c and I've been very very happy with it for years. Give it a go.

 

Been using Tomato on my WRT54GL for a while now and it's screaming fast. Never had any issues. Torrents are super fast!!

 

I've been running the DD WRT firmware for almost a year and a half, and i download a LOT of torrents and i have NEVER seen even so much as a hiccup.

I liked it so much, i even installed it on four other routers and to this day, performance, reliability are the same as mine: perfect.


Plus one vote for DD WRT. not knocking Tomato, just tried DD first and love it. no reason to change.


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I started with DD-WRT, ran it for about a year and almost went crazy trying to hunt down a problem that would cause sky-high CPU usage and massive router slowdowns(Yes, I had the "optimized" TCp/UDP settings). I tried Tomato one day and have never looked back. I love the interface, speed and how you don't have to reboot the router when a change is made.