Tomato Live on My Buffalo WHR-HP-54-G

I was fed up with my Buffalo WHR-HP-54-G's stock firmware. It posed several issues connecting over wireless since day 1 (not sure what caused it). I have been using it with WPA personal encryption. I am not sure if someone used aircrack-ng or something similar to keep knocking me off the network.

Based on some of the recommendations I received from DD-WRT Users and other folks on FatWallet, I switched to Tomato. Installation was smooth (took 3 minutes). Configuration took another 3. Will post more updates based on experiences I get.

Since my router is now not running original firmware, I am taking it off the Amazon.

Whatever happened to Buffalo Tech

Okay, So all the technology companies are not exactly made of Gold. But then so are the patent trolls. I am not sure why CSIRO choose Buffalo while trying to attack the wireless platform 802.11g etc. But in most likelihood, because it was a soft target. Unlike Cisco/LinkSys and Netgear, Buffalo is still not a mass consumed  wireless gateway and it is neither American company (unlike the other two) who can possibly call some shots thru the US Congress.

But the buck has to stop somewhere isn't it? I mean just because someone in patent office was not competent to know if such an application is unique or not, who is at the fault?