
KenM10759
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Looks to be an Australian Cattle Dog, a Blue.
Aussie? That's what it looks like to me.Since Demon Dog is not a breed, what breed is she, very cute puppy
I've been running Tomato for several years on my Asus router.Bought a new router, a T-Mobile Personal CellSpot Router.
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It's basically an Asus RT-AC68U with T-Mobile branding and firmware, a 1900AC router which I caught on sale for $59. Replacing the T-Mobile stock firmware was a bear, and took me all evening.
1. I had to boot into recovery mode to downgrade to a firmware that supports telnet, then reset the nvram.
2. I then had to downgrade the bootloader using a USB key and some fancy telnet commands to a version more tolerant of 3rd party firmwares. This required saving the existing bootloader, hacking my router's MAC addresses and WPS secret into the replacement, then committing. And reset the nvram again.
3. Then I had to reboot back into recovery mode, but the web server never would fully serve the recovery page. I had to tftp my chosen firmware with no GUI and no feedback indicating pass or fail, just a prayer that it wouldn't brick. It didn't.One more nvram reset, and now I'm running AdvancedTomato. Whew.
Anyway, Amazon currently sells the non-T-Mobile version, the Asus RT-AC68U, for $156. This T-Mobile stamped dealio was a steal.
By the way, the sale is still on for anyone else who's interested. It's $99, then promo code WIFI40 knocks $40 off.
Nothing functionally, just the UI is a little more modern. Truth be told, there have been newer releases of Shibby's Tomato builds probably with features that haven't made it over to the AdvancedTomato fork yet. I just thought I'd give AdvancedTomato a try though, just because I can.I've been running Tomato for several years on my Asus router.
I didn't know there is now AdvancedTomato. What's so "advanced" about it as compared to Tomato?
Hmmm, should I update my stock Asus f/w to tomato/adv tomato (I have a pair of AC66u running in extended wifi network) or do same on pair of these ?Bought a new router, a T-Mobile Personal CellSpot Router.
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It's basically an Asus RT-AC68U with T-Mobile branding and firmware, a 1900AC router which I caught on sale for $59. Replacing the T-Mobile stock firmware was a bear, and took me all evening.
1. I had to boot into recovery mode to downgrade to a firmware that supports telnet, then reset the nvram.
2. I then had to downgrade the bootloader using a USB key and some fancy telnet commands to a version more tolerant of 3rd party firmwares. This required saving the existing bootloader, hacking my router's MAC addresses and WPS secret into the replacement, then committing. And reset the nvram again.
3. Then I had to reboot back into recovery mode, but the web server never would fully serve the recovery page. I had to tftp my chosen firmware with no GUI and no feedback indicating pass or fail, just a prayer that it wouldn't brick. It didn't.One more nvram reset, and now I'm running AdvancedTomato. Whew.
Anyway, Amazon currently sells the non-T-Mobile version, the Asus RT-AC68U, for $156. This T-Mobile stamped dealio was a steal.
By the way, the sale is still on for anyone else who's interested. It's $99, then promo code WIFI40 knocks $40 off.
Yeah, I was going to say that this is more like a question that we should be asking you!Hmmm, should I update my stock Asus f/w to tomato/adv tomato (I have a pair of AC66u running in extended wifi network) or do same on pair of these ?
Bear in mind - current setup is ok, but not great. occasional reboots still needed and second HUGE issue is 2nd router transmits it's WIFI on SAME channels as base thus creating more channel interference. it's impossible to change this config from stock asus setup.
edit:
NVM, I seems like I found the answer here, Repeater Bridge section:
https://learntomato.com/setup-wireless-repeater-wds-bridge-tomato/
Going to flash adv tomato this weekend to my 2nd router, not primary just yet
@rojo seems to know his stuff so question still (somewhat) addressed to him. I always welcome opportunity to hear educated opinion.Yeah, I was going to say that this is more like a question that we should be asking you!
Yup, the Tomato UI does seem a bit dated, but it gets the job done and I'm OK with it. Honestly, I set it up years ago and I've had to log in to make a tweak here and there maybe 2 or 3 times over the years.
FWIW--I purchased my Asus and immediately installed Tomato. I never used any of the 1st party stuff at all.@rojo seems to know his stuff so question still (somewhat) addressed to him. I always welcome opportunity to hear educated opinion.
I have dealt a bit with wireless networks and their issues in noisy (as in wifi busy) situations, but tbh I am aching to go to mother of all wireless - ie: Wireless controller. Mesh networks are easy to set up and get going, but I don't think they could deliver the performance. Ubiquity might be an answer for me.
But in a meanwhile, I'm well passed warranty terms on both routers and it's prime time to start breaking (no longer existing) warranty.
Now, Honestly, Asus works very close with another 3rd party firmware modder - Merlin - https://asuswrt.lostrealm.ca/
and they had brough in the main branch many of features and fixes done by Merlin folks, including stuff like OpenVPN.
My issue lies not in the main router, but in second one which is running as wifi network extender. (wds)FWIW--I purchased my Asus and immediately installed Tomato. I never used any of the 1st party stuff at all.
This is my 3rd router. I went through a Netgear and a D-Link, each of those lasted maybe 2 years each. Then, before I bought my 3rd router, I asked my Bro-In-Law (IT guy by profession) for advice. He told me to get the Asus and sent me links to install Tomato and said to do it immediately. I did it from those links and never had any problems. That router has definitely outlasted the previous routers. I can't even say how old it is, but it was before the 5GHz band was common.
I'm no expert, but I can say that I have used Tomato to change the broadcast channel and to adjust the broadcast power.
Gotcha, I was just letting you know that I took the plunge, likely voided my warranty, never looked back.My issue lies not in the main router, but in second one which is running as wifi network extender. (wds)
Other's have gotten to the answer before me, but yes she is an Australian Cattle Dog. Stubborn as all get out. lolSince Demon Dog is not a breed, what breed is she, very cute puppy
Hmmm, should I update my stock Asus f/w to tomato/adv tomato (I have a pair of AC66u running in extended wifi network) or do same on pair of these ?
Oh, sorry, I didn't realize the question was still open.@rojo seems to know his stuff so question still (somewhat) addressed to him. I always welcome opportunity to hear educated opinion.
So yeah, given the longevity of my Tomato-loaded wireless G router, I wasted no time in voiding the warranty on my new wireless AC router. Since I loaded AdvancedTomato, I haven't had to reboot my Asus router a single time! Granted, that was just like 16 hours ago, though.Ted Parvu said:While I really liked all the features and the web interface that the ASUSWRT firmware provided I soon became disgruntled with how buggy the firmware was.
... It didn’t take me very long to find a typo in the code. Trying to report the bug to the Asus developers took a lot longer. Asus frontline support was reasonable, but trying to communicate with anyone above the tier one level proved virtually impossible.... This compounded with various versions of the Asus firmware crashing at least once a month, gave me the motivation to find another firmware for my router.
Son, that was rude, presumptive and wrong. Our Costco always has Choice and Prime beef. I just got a Prime whole ribeye. Their price for the whole primal is about the same per pound as a grocery store for sliced Choice. They won't slice it for you, but I'd rather slice and trim it myself. Their price for sliced Prime is about double their price for sliced Choice.Obviously you have no clue on meat grades. I've never ever seen "prime" beef sold at Costco.
Son, that was rude, presumptive and wrong. Our Costco always has Choice and Prime beef. I just got a Prime whole ribeye. Their price for the whole primal is about the same per pound as a grocery store for sliced Choice. They won't slice it for you, but I'd rather slice and trim it myself. Their price for sliced Prime is about double their price for sliced Choice.
In addition to regular availability of Prime, they occasionally have Wagyu. You can almost always order it at Costco online. http://www.costco.com/CatalogSearch?keyword=wagyu&pageSize=96
So just because you've never seen it, doesn't mean Natrix "has no clue". In fact, I would argue the reverse.
I just took a look, I've been running my Asus router 3 years now, no issues, I have had to reboot it, maybe 1 time every 6 months.Oh, sorry, I didn't realize the question was still open.I think upgrading from RT-AC66U to RT-AC68U would be an insignificant upgrade, and not worth the money. I was coming from an old Linksys WRT54G v2 I've had for going on a decade, just looking to increase my WLAN transfer speeds and maybe improve the wifi signal for my wife's Project Fi calls; so it was worthwhile to me.
Re: installing Tomato vs. keeping stock, I've read that stock Asus firmware can be buggy, whereas the openness of Tomato exposes bugs to be fixed more quickly. This blog expresses this opinion:
So yeah, given the longevity of my Tomato-loaded wireless G router, I wasted no time in voiding the warranty on my new wireless AC router. Since I loaded AdvancedTomato, I haven't had to reboot my Asus router a single time! Granted, that was just like 16 hours ago, though.