Main router firmware dd-wrt, tomato, openwrt contrast introduction

The popular third party routing firmware, mainly has the ddwrt,tomato,openwrt. There are, of course, a few more minor versions, and a lot of modified firmware derived from these three major firmware. This article of mine will give you a relatively comprehensive understanding of these firmware. Of course, really how to also need everyone to experience, aware of this firmware to preach.

Post a little long and impatient friends can ignore

But it's definitely my personal experience in Enshan about a year or so about some of these firmware and firmware related things, for playing the route and these are not very understanding of friends, will be some help, interested in the Pour cup of tea slowly look, feel back to write good, back to a post squeak, let me feel that there is no white writing, Feel bad, you can also give me some advice, I appreciate.

Probably a lot of people would have known. To know your router's specific hardware configuration, you can go to the DDWRT routing database and wiki queries on the OPENWRT official website. A basic majority of the routes can be found on the above specific hardware configuration information. Some people may find it strange to know what the use is. Oh, this question is good. In theory, the hardware configuration is the same route, or the main hardware configuration of the same route, many times the firmware is generic. Of course, first you have to brush the go in ~

Of course, you want to learn about routing-related knowledge to solve the problem of routing usage. Ddwrt Forums and OpenWrt wikis are definitely worth looking at, and there's too much knowledge waiting for you to learn a lot of domestic solutions from these two places. If you are still sad when you run into a problem, go there and look at it, perhaps it will make your cottage ton of good.

　　ddwrt: The interface is beautiful, set simple and intuitive, easy to use, the official firmware comes with the function is the most abundant of the three firmware, the support of the new route is very rapid, can support quickly, as a result of the addition of new code, causing ddwrt often appear some bugs, Some bugs that might have been resolved before, often in the subsequent update of the Central Plains full state of resurrection, really let people spray blood, most people vomit disease, is a weak QoS function, ddwrt QoS function can only say better than nothing. Feature words to be quite a bit, PPTP OpenVPN QoS Access control MAC filtering and so on functions are very used, but also can adjust the official version of the wireless signal power generally not provided, of course, and relay, said relay may be some people are not sensitive, said the CW, many people are expected to smile.

　　Yddwrt: is definitely the most suitable for beginners to start the third party firmware, feature-rich, most of the machine reset is effective, routing settings to change the brick after the Chrysanthemum can Nirvana reborn, so can rest assured toss ~

　　Tomato: The interface is OK, the setting is also simple, ease of use is also good, traffic statistics and other functions are three firmware to do the best. Official Edition tomato is the most stable of all third-party routing firmware, and its stability stems from its conservatism, The official version of the tomato several versions have not added any new features, the basic is the original software upgrades and in addition to bugs, so that the stability of the tomato more stable, unfortunately Chengye Shenya, Tomato's reputation from its stability, from its conservative, Its disadvantages also come from its conservatism, since all three firmware originated from Cisco's original routing source, the support of Cisco and Cisco's BCM 54M chips is the best, but it's been a machine for years, and the original tomato's good support for those machines is beyond imagination. , but for the new BCM 11n chip routing and other routes such as art chips, is not prepared to support the plan, as expected, tomato will slowly die in the next few years ... (as if there is no chance to die slowly, saying next year is 2012, everyone ready?)-! There will be billions of people will be buried with me, and I will not feel lonely.

Here I would like to add a few, the teddy Bear TT or domestic DWTT, these are not official tomato, just according to the official original tomato modified and functional expansion of the MoD version, the function is increased, such as dual WAN function, supported routing also increased, For example, to increase the support for many new routes such as RT-16, but for tomato to win the reputation, not those based on the original tomato modified version, but the official own tomato I said this because some people dwtt as tomato ...

I think, for the contribution of tomato, the biggest natural is TT author, followed by the teddy bear, Teddy bear mod tomato to the original tomato was greatly enhanced, not only increased the number of new BCM chip routing support, but also add to the USB and some other features support, and, He and tomato, like the author of the realization of open source, his modified tomato is also completely open source, he and the original tomato author should be respected.

And the domestic dwtt, that is, double Wantomato, was originally modified from the original tomato, from last year began to modify the original TT, but changed teddy bear modified tomato, but unfortunately, Dwtt did not have the same as the previous two great God to achieve open source, DWTT's author, Zd, recently launched a tomato that supports RT, which is indeed an innovation, but his firmware can only be used for the 500V he has made for his own cottage factory, as long as the hundred block almost hardware configuration of the route is not a chance ... However, such a machine does not recommend that you buy, price is too low, personal estimates such a machine's profit is probably in 60-100, and originally tomato stable reputation is also the original tomato, modified version of the TT reaction restart and instability of a few people, This is the DWTT that has been updated with N-Multiple versions, not to have such a brand-new platform. A brand-new machine, so want to talk about the stability of such a machine, too early to see those who bought 500v of people in the reaction machine wireless problem, although repaired, but gave everyone a wake-up call, It will take time to verify the reliability of the routing that is written specifically for the BCM chip to support the new RT chip. Of course, I do not object to ZD sell, at least the others are paid their own labor, but also spent a good tens of thousands of order to do so many routes, it is not easy, but the profit is so high, not only the firmware is not open source and cannot be used for routing of the same hardware, it is really questionable ....

Of course, there are many people in the Forum has contributed to the development of tomato, for everyone can use the tomato, can have a better network experience and pay their own sweat, such as the male, such as zhoutao0712~ everyone standing ovation, thank you want to do not three bowed oneself look at the office

I think if you want to tomato to support the new route, the new platform such as AR and RT chip routing, I most hope is tomato original author to achieve, unfortunately now seems to be the impossible thing, followed by Teddy bear, Teddy bear is absolutely the original author of the development of TT after the biggest contribution to the people, Tomato is definitely the master of the past, is the object of my personal worship ~ if he is to extend the support of new routes and AR and RT chips, naturally it is best, and, his tomato are open source, can greatly promote the development of tomato, let tomato organic will realize the second spring ~ Otherwise, a few years later, tomato really is just a legend ~

OpenWrt: Official version of the Luci 0.9 interface to tell the truth is really a bit ugly, setting is not simple, also not intuitive, ease of use is not very good,

is the fiery development of the trunk OpenWrt interface has been more beautiful, the setting is simpler than before, intuitive, ease of use and similar to before.

OpenWrt is the most scalable firmware in the three firmware, through the expansion, you can achieve a lot more than the routing of the job, such as offline downloads, Web sites, forums, QoS function is also very powerful, not inferior to the tomato QoS, set properly after the network performance will let people steal music ~ and OPENWRT support for new routes is also very rapid, personally considered to be the most promising firmware, because it can be in the new route with strong CPU support to achieve good performance, more than those old and foreign garbage performance is too strong. Software extensions for a variety of features abound, And there's flying skies. Developed Nwan multiple WAN and speed limit QoS.

But as mentioned earlier, OpenWrt's system settings are not very simple, easy-to-use is not very good, a lot of people have the experience of setting up brick, so a lot of people to it (I think the first thing to do is to learn how to enter Safe Mode recovery settings, So in the future after the setting of the brick will not let you do not know how to speed up the heart and snow around the naked ask for a lot of personal compilation has now been integrated with some of the necessary components of the version, it is more convenient to use than the original, and the request is not high enough to experience. If there is a certain basis, Will find that the openwrt space is so vast, you can compile their own needs of the firmware, enjoy the compilation of fun and sense of achievement can also learn a lot of things ~

　　Two points personal advice

1. About the purchase of routes, many people are infatuated with tomato, like a crush on spring elder brother, for this special to buy foreign rubbish, in fact, personally feel that now really do not need to buy those foreign garbage, those are foreign garbage, many of the machine is the original problem or repair eliminated, even if there is no problem, most of these machines are also some years, Electronic products, although not as long as other things will rot, but the electronic components of time will also be aging, electrical performance changes are very large, some prices are not necessarily cheap, there is no need for tomato specially to buy DWTT forum of those machines, tomato is stable, This is to run in wrt54g, such as these machines run the original tomato, from the original TT to Teddy Bear TT, then to DWTT, after such a constant mod process, the stability of the system has been greatly compromised, ask yourself, you need what function, if just play routing, just Relay, Ddwrt and OpenWrt can do, and do better, because TT only client, no relay. If you need QoS, you need more wan,openwrt is a good choice, and support ddwrt and openwrt of the machine performance is very powerful and inexpensive, fw150r but 70来 block money , or the new ...

2. About offline downloads, a lot of people are interested in downloading offline, it is also convenient to save electricity, a route to achieve a computer download function, cost-effective is very high, but it is true?

Offline downloads of routes are conditional, which can only be downloaded with software such as TR and amule, can not enjoy the high-speed thunder, and the memory of the routing is very small, so the disk is a large number of reading and writing is inevitable, objectively accelerated the death of the hard drive. More importantly, many of the changes now sold by the USB to sell the business, They are the route back to the brick to repair and then add a USB or something to sell about 200, how reliable is the quality of such a route only God knows, because when you buy it, you do not know the route, before the memory is broken, or flash has a problem, or capacitance problems, or other problems, do not know what And buy it back can you be sure that this route really doesn't have any problems?

Moreover, a friend said that now the forum to change the machine and USB sell offline route more and more people, why? Do you still need to ask? Of course, the profits are rich, a brick machine back to dozens of, repair and add a USB nearly 200, profits than those who sell the new route of the high selling machine offline route more and more people are not surprising. Here I suggest you if you have to buy a route offline, can buy fw300r to find someone to change machines, the new machine at least the quality is guaranteed, there is no problem, unlike other people to collect the brick machine back to sell, you do not know this route before the problem, if it is ordinary home appliances, People will buy a repaired two mobile phone appliances, and it is not cheap, it is estimated that very few people buy, I am surprised to buy this by the brick repair of the route to change the offline route is very popular, is the price cheap? Also not cheap, 200 can buy a brand new 3420, still with a USB port, No hardware to change the machine. So for those of you who must play offline downloads, my suggestion is to buy fw300r such a new machine to find someone to change, fw300r in 110 or so, to change a machine will not be a few money, coupled with the conversion of the people's profits and manual costs, 200 has been a change to the people are very satisfied with the price, Personal estimate of the cost of the machine is about 30-40, the volume is much cheaper, or directly to buy 3420 modified directly offline download, without hardware change machine.

Also, people who have not gone offline can find people who have been offline to ask, of course, to play a long time offline people, ask them are still offline download it?; P 10 of the estimated 8 will say no, the 8 have been given up offline, select a small host or even HTPC to go offline, the remaining two are still insisting on the route offline estimated by the purse limit is still in the route of relentless torture, its pain should be no less than by the sister Fengjie burst Chrysanthemum

Like a few days ago someone in the Forum 500 sell a small host atom, oh, an offline route to 200, offline very hard, when the file server, hanging Web sites and forums more laborious, hard drive to format into ext and other formats, and atom of small host although more power 20来 watts, but powerful, easy to use, Instead of learning to take offline technology and methods for an offline, to learn Linux, small host run XP with thunder download leverage, but also when the file server and Web server, the CPU said really pressure is not, if the vision long-term point, buy a HTPC is one-step, can be downloaded, can also be Nas, You can also add a remote control to play HD, direct use of the familiar can not be familiar with Windows, do not spend time and energy to study offline technology, for offline problems and depressed, and around the tail for help; P....

I'm not going to download it offline, it's not necessary, one is not so much can download things, the second is really to download, with a notebook hanging slowly under the same, is also very electricity, three is even if you really have so many things under, so many films back, you have time to read every one? Cherish life, from refusing to blindly download the whole day to start ... although I know some people are eggs pain, feel no more things feel uncomfortable ~