In this neck of the Kalahari we use the term tomato sauce instead of Ketchup. At home I use Tomato, a firmware replacement for the Linksys WRT54GL. It just wouldn't be the same if it was called Ketchup.
I use the firmware with a iBurst modem and OpenDNS. The iBurst modem is connected to the WAN port of the WRT54GL. The firmware is a free download and open source. It has some nifty features.
It has a real time bandwidth monitor. Great to see what download speeds you are achieving. Most of the day I have a tab in Firefox that is logged into Tomato, which allows we to see the status of the network and connection. It also provides averages and peaks!
It has a 24 hour graph. This will allow you to view the internet usage pattern in past day.
It can mount an external storage device, which you can use to display a web page and store historical information. Here Tomato records the daily internet usage, which easily allows you to manage your cap. You can look at your daily, weekly or monthly usage. The firmware allows you to select a time server which keeps the clocl and data synchronized precisely.
It also provides QoS. This allows you to browse the web while email large files and not impacting your browser performance. Neat!
And Tomato supports OpenDNS! The firmware will manage your IP address and automatically update OpenDNS with your IP address. This will allow OpenDNS to provide url filtering. One of the features is to block suspicious activity related to the Conflicker worm. It also blocks access automatically to phishing sites, improving the security of online banking.
It can mount an external storage device, which you can use to display a web page and store historical information. Here Tomato records the daily internet usage, which easily allows you to manage your cap. You can look at your daily, weekly or monthly usage. The firmware allows you to select a time server which keeps the clocl and data synchronized precisely.
It also provides QoS. This allows you to browse the web while email large files and not impacting your browser performance. Neat!
And Tomato supports OpenDNS! The firmware will manage your IP address and automatically update OpenDNS with your IP address. This will allow OpenDNS to provide url filtering. One of the features is to block suspicious activity related to the Conflicker worm. It also blocks access automatically to phishing sites, improving the security of online banking.
It can also block all those annoying pop ups, prevent access to porn or any other defined category. The best thing is OpenDNS is free!
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