Tomato (firmware)

Short description: Custom consumer network appliance firmware

Tomato Firmware

Original author(s)| Jonathan Zarate
Developer(s)| Tomato Project
Initial release| December 2006; 19 years ago (2006-12)
Final release|

1.28 / June 28, 2010;
15 years ago (2010-06-28)

Written in| C++
Operating system| Linux
Platform| MIPS, ARM
Type| Routing software
License| Freeware
Backend: GNU General Public License
Frontend: proprietary[1]
Website| www.polarcloud.com/tomato

FreshTomato

Stable release|

2023.5 / December 21, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-12-21)

Repository| bitbucket.org/pedro311/workspace/repositories
Platform| MIPS, ARM
Website| freshtomato.org

Tomato is a family of community-developed, custom firmware for consumer-grade computer networking routers and gateways powered by Broadcom chipsets. The firmware has been continually forked and modded by multiple individuals and organizations, with the most up-to-date fork provided by the FreshTomato project.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Features
* 2.1 Feature comparison
* 2.1.1 Feature comparison (cont.)
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

Tomato was originally released by Jonathan Zarate in 2006, using the Linux kernel and drawing extensively on the code of HyperWRT. It was targeted at many popular routers of the time, most notably the older Linksys WRT54G series, Buffalo AirStation, Asus routers and Netgear WNR3500L.[2] His final release of the original Tomato firmware came in June 2010, by which point its popularity had grown large enough that development and support continued through the user community, resulting in a series of releases (dubbed "mods") by individual users or teams of them that continues to the present day.

Fedor Kozhevnikov created a notable early mod he called TomatoUSB, which ceased development in November 2010.[3] It was then forked by other developers[4] and remains the nearest common ancestor to all of the forks with any recent activity. The project saw a boost in recognition when Tomato was chosen by Asus as the base used to build the firmware currently preinstalled on their entire line of home routers, ASUSWRT.[5][6]

Currently, FreshTomato appears to be the only project that has seen active development and new releases.[7]

## Features

Several notable features have been part of Tomato long enough to be common to all forks, among them are:

* The graphical user interface (accessed via web browser), including:
* Access to almost the entirety of the features provided by the hardware (manufacturers typically omit many of these from their firmware to prevent misuse and reduce support costs)
* Extensive use of Ajax to display only the settings that are germane to the device's current setup, reducing confusion and keeping related options near each other using fewer pages/tabs
* A CSS-based custom interface theming
* SVG-based graphical bandwidth monitoring, showing total network inbound/outbound activity and that of each connected device through pie charts and line graphs that update in real-time Tomato live bandwidth monitor
* A personal web server (Nginx) that uses the device's "always on, always connected" design to allow users to host their own websites from home for free
* Access and bandwidth restriction configurable for each device or the network as a whole, providing control over the speed and amount of traffic available at any time to any device
* Unrestricted access to the internal system logs and the ability to store them for easier troubleshooting and security audits
* CLI access (BusyBox) via the web-based interface, as well as via Telnet or SSH (using Dropbear)
* Wake-on-LAN
* Advanced QoS: 10 unique QoS classes defined, real-time graphs display prioritized traffic with traffic class details
* Client bandwidth control via QoS classes
* The Dnsmasq software built-in, which provides:
* DHCP server (with static allocation of IP addresses)
* Local DNS server (usually forwarding requests to the DNS provider of choice)
* Wireless modes:
* Access point (AP)
* Wireless client station (STA)
* Wireless Ethernet (WET) bridge
* Wireless distribution system (WDS also known as wireless bridging)
* Simultaneous AP and WDS (also known as wireless repeating)
* Dynamic DNS service with ezUpdate and services extended for more providers
* SES button control
* JFFS2
* SMB client
* Wireless LAN Adjustment of radio transmit power, antenna selection, and 14 wireless channels
* 'Boot wait' protection (increase the time slot for uploading firmware via the boot loader)
* Advanced port forwarding, redirection, and triggering with UPnP and NAT-PMP
* Init, shutdown, firewall, and WAN Up scripts
* Uptime, load average, and free memory status
* Minimal reboots - Very few configuration changes require a reboot
* Wireless survey page to view other networks in your neighborhood
* More comprehensive dashboard than stock firmware: displays signal strengths of wireless client devices, reveals UPnP mappings
* Configuration persistence during a firmware upgrade

### Feature comparison

Mod name  | Base
version  | Mod
version  | Latest
release  | 5 GHz
(802.11
a/n/ac/ax)  | IPv6 | USB
support  | Memory card
support  | VPN
protocols[lower-alpha 1] | SFTP | Virtual LANs

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TomatoVPN
(SgtPepperKSU)[8] | 1.27[lower-alpha 2] | 1.27vpn3.6  | 2010  | No  | No  | No  | No  | OpenVPN | No  | No
Tomato  | 1.28[lower-alpha 3] | 1.28  | 2010  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Tomato ND  | 1.28[lower-alpha 4] | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
SpeedMod
(hardc0re)  | 1.28[lower-alpha 2] | 120  | 2010  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
TomatoUSB
(Teddy Bear)[9] | 1.28[lower-alpha 4] | Build 54  | 2010  | Yes  | Yes  | Printer sharing,
NAS (CIFS/FTP),
DLNA server  | No  | OpenVPN | Via
Optware | Yes
slodki  | 1.28[lower-alpha 4] | 1.28.02  | 2011  | No  | No  | Printer sharing,
NAS (CIFS/FTP)  | SD,
SDHC,
MMC  | OpenVPN | Via
Optware  | No
DualWAN[10] | 1.28[lower-alpha 2] | 1.28.0542  | 2012  | No  | Yes  | Printer sharing,
NAS (CIFS/FTP),
DLNA server,
3G Modem | No  | OpenVPN,
PPTP | Via
Optware  | Yes
Teaman[11] | 1.28[lower-alpha 4] | v0025  | 2012  | Yes  | Yes  | Printer sharing,
NAS (CIFS/FTP),
3G Modem | SD,
SDHC,
MMC  | OpenVPN,
PPTP (server)  | Via
Optware  | With GUI
EasyTomato[12] | 1.28[lower-alpha 2] | 0.8  | 2013  | Yes  | Yes  | Printer sharing,
NAS (CIFS/NFSv3/FTP),
DLNA server,
3G Modem | SD,
SDHC,
MMC  | OpenVPN,
PPTP | Via
Optware  | With GUI
Victek RAF[13] | 1.28[lower-alpha 2] | 1.28.9013 R1.3  | 2014  | Yes  | Yes  | Printer sharing,
NAS (CIFS/NFSv3/FTP),
DLNA server,
3G Modem | SD,
SDHC,
MMC  | OpenVPN,
PPTP | Via
Optware  | With GUI
Toastman[14] | 1.28[lower-alpha 2] | RT: 1.28.7511.5
RT‑N: 1.28.0511.5
ARM: 1.28.9008.8  | 2017  | Yes  | Yes  | Printer sharing,
NAS (CIFS/NFSv3/FTP),
DLNA server,
3G Modem | SD,
SDHC,
MMC  | OpenVPN,
PPTP | Via Entware-ng

Optware-ng  | With GUI
Shibby  | 1.28[lower-alpha 2] | v140‑MultiWAN  | 2017  | Yes  | Yes  | Printer sharing,
NAS (CIFS/NFSv3/FTP),
DLNA server,
3G/LTE Modem,
UPS monitoring  | SD,
SDHC,
SDXC,
MMC  | OpenVPN, PPTP,
L2TP (client),
tinc (server)  | Via Entware

Optware-ng  | With GUI
AdvancedTomato V2  | 1.28[lower-alpha 2] | 3.5-140  | 2017  | Yes  | Yes  | Printer sharing,
NAS (CIFS/NFSv3/FTP),
DLNA server,
3G/LTE Modem
and UPS monitoring  | SD,
SDHC,
SDXC,
MMC  | OpenVPN, PPTP,
L2TP (client),
tinc (server)  | Via Entware

Optware-ng  | With GUI
FreshTomato‑ARM
and
FreshTomato‑MIPS  | 1.28[lower-alpha 2] | 2023.5[15] | 2023  | Yes  | Yes  | Printer sharing,
NAS (SMB2/NFSv4/FTP),
DLNA server,
3G/LTE Modem
and UPS monitoring  | SD,
SDHC,
SDXC,
MMC  | OpenVPN, PPTP,
L2TP (client),
tinc (server)  | Via Entware

Optware-ng  | With GUI
Mod name  | Base
version  | Mod
version  | Latest
release  | 5 GHz
(802.11
a/n/ac/ax)  | IPv6 | USB
support  | Memory card
support  | VPN
protocols  | SFTP | Virtual LANs

#### Feature comparison (cont.)

Name  | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header".

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TomatoVPN
(SgtPepperKSU)  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Tomato  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
Tomato ND  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
SpeedMod
(hardc0re)  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
TomatoUSB
(Teddy Bear)  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No
slodki  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No
DualWAN  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Teaman  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | No  | With
GUI  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
EasyTomato  | Yes  | Yes  | Version 3 | No  | With
GUI  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Victek RAF  | Yes  | VLAN  | Version 3 | No  | With
GUI  | No  | With
GUI  | With
GUI  | No  | No  | No  | With
GUI  | With
GUI  | by script  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Toastman  | Yes  | Yes  | Version 3 | No  | With
GUI  | No  | No  | With
GUI  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Shibby  | Yes  | VLAN  | Version 3
(with GUI)  | With
GUI  | With
GUI  | No  | With
GUI  | Yes  | With
GUI  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | by script  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
AdvancedTomato V2  | Yes  | VLAN  | Version 3
(with GUI)  | With
GUI  | With
GUI  | No  | With
GUI  | Yes  | With
GUI  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | by script  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
FreshTomato‑ARM
and
FreshTomato‑MIPS  | Yes  | VLAN  | Version 4
(with GUI)  | With
GUI  | With
GUI  | No  | With
GUI  | Yes  | With
GUI  | Yes  | Yes  | No  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | by script  | Yes  | Yes  | Yes
Name  | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header". | Script error: No such module "Vertical header".

1. ↑ Firmware supports listed protocols in client and server modes unless specified
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Tomato standard and ND
3. ↑ Tomato standard only
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Tomato ND (New Driver) only

## See also

* List of wireless router firmware projects

## References

1. ↑ Zarate, Jonathan. "Tomato Firmware, tomato/release/src/router/www/tomato.js source file". http://sourceforge.net/projects/tomatofirmware/files/tomato/1_28/. Retrieved 23 September 2014. "Copyright 2006-2010 Jonathan Zarate For use with Tomato Firmware only. No part of this file may be used without permission."
2. ↑ "Tomato Firmware | polarcloud.com". http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato.
3. ↑ "Tomato by Shibby » About Tomato (ang.)". http://tomato.groov.pl/?page_id=81.
4. ↑ List of Tomato Mods on the TomatoUSB website
5. ↑ "Asus ASUSWRT". https://www.asus.com/us/ASUSWRT/.
6. ↑ "Asuswrt-Merlin » About". https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/about.
7. ↑ "FreshTomato source code". https://bitbucket.org/pedro311/workspace/repositories.
8. ↑ TomatoVPN official website
9. ↑ TomatoUSB Mod (Teddy Bear) Home page.
10. ↑ DualWAN Mod Home page.
11. ↑ Teaman Mod Home page. Augusto Bott is the author of the VLANs GUI, Per-IP Traffic Stats (author of cstats, which keeps per-IP data/track/history), Client Monitor Graphs (author of IPTraffic) and author of the Guest SSID GUI.
12. ↑ "EasyTomato Home Page" (in en-US). http://www.easytomato.org/.
13. ↑ Victek RAF Mod Home page
14. ↑ Toastman Mod Home page. Tomato builds with many useful added features. Lean, stable, and fast with minimal bells and whistles, with a focus on QoS and Administration. Based on TomatoUSB and RT (selected features included from other firmware, plus new mods).
15. ↑ "FreshTomato - Alternative open source firmware for Broadcom-based routers". https://freshtomato.org.

## External links

* FreshTomato MIPS/ARM
* FreshTomato Hardware (Router) Compatibility
* Virtual Tomato RAF (Victek mod)
* Tomato Phoenix (Mod supports MTK chips, such as mt7620 mt7621 mt7628 mt7688)
* Tomato by Shibby
* AdvancedTomato V2
* TomatoAnon (Up-to-date statistics of active Tomato devices by fork/version)

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Network operating systems|

| Linux-based|

| entirely free|

* Floppyfw
* LEDE
* libreCMC
* OpenWrt
* Zeroshell
* VyOS
* Endian
* IPFire

|

partly proprietary|

* DD-WRT
* FRITZ!Box
* SmoothWall
* Tomato
* AirOS & EdgeOS
* Vyatta
* ExtremeXOS
* Alliedware Plus

FreeBSD-based|

| entirely free|

* m0n0wall
* OPNsense
* pfSense

|

partly proprietary|

* Junos OS

Proprietary|

* Cisco IOS
* ExtremeWare
* NX-OS
* TiMOS
* VRP

Routing daemons|

* Babel
* B.A.T.M.A.N.
* BIRD
* GNU Zebra
* OpenBGPD
* OpenOSPFD
* Quagga
* FRRouting
* XORP

Other software|

* Captive portal
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* Mumble
* Tor

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* Comparison of firewalls
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* List of router firmware projects
* National Security Agency

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