Tomato Firmware !

Tomato Firmware for Linksys Routers.

What is Tomato Firmware ?
Tomato is free open source Linux-based firmware for several Broadcom-based Wi-Fi routers. The major emphasis of Tomato is on stability, speed and efficiency. It is maintained by Jonathan Zarate, who also developed HyperWRT +tofu. Click here to go to the official Website.

Tomato is NOT compatible with Linksys WRT54G/GS v5-v7 or newer WRT54G/GS routers. These routers do not run Linux. The Linksys WRT54GL router is best if you are interested in making a Tomato-compatible purchase.

Change Password on Router !

How to change the Password on the Linksys Router.
When accessing the router’s web-based setup page, a log-in screen will appear asking for the router’s password. The router’s default password is “admin.” You should change the password for security purposes.
The router’s password must be changed to:
Prevent unwanted users from accessing the router’s web-based setup page.
Enable Remote Management.

• Connect the computer to the router.


• Open the Setup page of the router.


• Click on Administrtaion Tab, than the very first option is to change the password.

Be sure to click Save Settings after the password is changed.

Change Password on WAG354G !

How to change the Password on WAG354G.

• Connect a computer to the router.
• Open a browser [eg. : Internet Explorer].
• In the Address Bar type : 192.168.1.1 [default IP Address of the router].
• The default password is admin.
• Once in the Setup Page, click on Administration TAB.
• Here you can change the password for the router.

Firmware Release for WAG54GS.

New Firmware Released for WAG54GS.

Firmware version : 1.00.12 (Annex A).
Release Date : 06 December 2005.

- Fixes issues with SES function causing configuration loss.
- Added Incoming and Outgoing log to GUI[Graphical User Interface].

Click here to download the firmware.

How to Access the Router.

How to Access the Linksys Router's Web based Utility.

• Before accessing the router’s web-based setup page, make sure the router is powered on and the computer is wired to one of the Ethernet ports on the router (1, 2, 3 or 4 ).
• Open a web browser [Internet Explorer / Firefox / Safari]. In the Address Bar type 192.168.1.1 and hit Enter. A Pop up should appear forb the Username and password. The default password is admin.
• Once in the setup page, you can configure the settings for the router.
• If you cannot open the setup page than the possible causes are that the computer is not connected to the router[wired or wireless] or thw computer is assigned a static IP Address. Change the setings to Obtain IP Address Automatically.
• Make sure the Popup blocker is disabled.