FreshTomato firmware project is a system based on Linux, dedicated for routers with Broadcom chipset and distributed on the GPL license. This advanced system consists of a particularly friendly interface, thanks to which even inexperienced users can easily work with it.
Features:
Bandwidth monitoring (per interface)
IP Traffic Monitor (per client)
IP/MAC BW Limiter
DDNS clients
Advanced QoS
Access control
Port forwarding
MultiWAN
Media Bridge Mode
Wireless Client Mode
Wireless Band Steering
Wireless Roaming Assistant
SSH/Telnet protocols
Configurable buttons and LEDs activity
OpenVPN server/client
PPTP server/client
Tinc VPN Daemon
NTP Client/server
SNMP protocol
Web monitor
Policy routing
QR code support for easy WiFi sharing
CIFS client
JFFS2 storage
Support for mass storage memory (USB1/1.1/2/3)
Multiple File system: ext2/3/4, fat32, exFAT, NFT, HFS/HFS+ and ZFS
USB 3G/4G modems and tethered devices
IPv6
WOL (Wake On Lan)
Samba server
FTP server
Minidlna server (multimedia)
Print server (p910nd)
Tor client
Miniupnpd
DNS filtering/Adblock
Web Server (nginx) with PHP/MySQL support
Torrent client (Transmission) with user-friendly GUI
Stubby/DNScrypt-proxy
NFS server
Udpxy
IGMP proxy
APCUPSD
Captive Portal (nocatsplash)
Custom GUI themes including online integration (TTB)
TomatoAnon to participate to FT's project statistics
Internal scheduler
Custom Script from GUI
sd-idle tool
IPerf tool
Advanced VLAN configuration via GUI
Multiple LANs
Multiple SSID (guest networks)
Intra LAN access-control
Custom MAC addresses
Jumbo frames
braky added Freshtomato as alternative to Liminix
Comments and Reviews
The most well written after market firmware I have used. Stable, clean, feature rich, hassle free. Super well done work.
Best well maintained firmware for Asus RT-N16
Best custom firmware for my router ever released.