Open source firmware for Linksys Routers

From Lifehacker.
For those of you fortunate enough to have the right ver of Linksys Router (I don't) or if you're looking to buy a new one, take a look at this. Open source firmware that does a far better job of things that Linksys' version (shudder). Easier to install than you think!

A year-and-a-half ago, we showed you how to turn your $60 router into a highly configurable $600 router with DD-WRT, a free, open source firmware. Since then there's been a lot of development of open source firmwares, and today we're taking a look at my new favorite, a firmware called Tomato. Tomato does almost everything DD-WRT does—from Wi-Fi signal boosting to Quality of Service bandwidth allocation—in addition to offering a simplified interface chock-full of fancy charts and graphs. Sound good? Let's get started.

Feature: Turn Your $60 Router into a User-Friendly Super-Router with Tomato

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