{"id":300,"date":"2014-01-04T18:57:11","date_gmt":"2014-01-05T01:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/?p=300"},"modified":"2014-01-08T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T00:02:23","slug":"tomato-shibby-on-asus-rt-n66w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/tomato-shibby-on-asus-rt-n66w\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomato Shibby on ASUS RT-N66W"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to change up the firmware on my router. I want more control than the standard firmware gives. It&#8217;s for fun.<\/p>\n<p>I own an <a title=\"ASUS RT-N66W Dual-Band Wireless-N900 Gigabit Router\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/RT-N66W-Dual-Band-Wireless-N900-Gigabit-Version\/dp\/B00FK1E46U\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1388883518&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=ASUS+RT-N66W\" target=\"_blank\">ASUS RT-N66W<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31p36aP9ATL._SY300_.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/31p36aP9ATL._SY300_.jpg\" width=\"263\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With my last router, I had <a title=\"DD-WRT | Unleash Your Router\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dd-wrt.com\/site\/index\" target=\"_blank\">DD-WRT<\/a> firmware installed (which I liked), but I want something new. This time I&#8217;m trying out <a title=\"Tomato by Shibby\" href=\"http:\/\/tomato.groov.pl\" target=\"_blank\">Tomato by Shibby<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Tomato is a system based on Linux, dedicated for routers with Broadcom chipset and distributed on the GPL license. Its development was started by Jonathan Zarate. This advanced system consists of especially user-friendly interface, thanks to which even inexperienced users can work with it easily&#8221;<\/em> (http:\/\/tomato.groov.pl).<\/p>\n<p>On the Tomato website, there isn&#8217;t a <a title=\"Tomato Download Page\" href=\"http:\/\/tomato.groov.pl\/?page_id=164\" target=\"_blank\">firmware download<\/a> specifically for the RT-N66W version, however there is one for RT-N66U. The two routers are almost identical and can operate the same firmware. The firmware I used was:<\/p>\n<p><strong>K26RT-N -&gt; build5x-115-EN <\/strong>(latest english version at the time) <strong>-&gt; Asus RT-N66u 64k<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>-&gt;\u00a0<a title=\"tomato-K26USB-1.28.RT-N5x-MIPSR2-115-AIO-64K.trx\" href=\"http:\/\/tomato.groov.pl\/download\/K26RT-N\/build5x-115-EN\/Asus%20RT-N66u%2064k\/tomato-K26USB-1.28.RT-N5x-MIPSR2-115-AIO-64K.trx\" target=\"_blank\">tomato-K26USB-1.28.RT-N5x-MIPSR2-115-AIO-64K.trx<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-302\" alt=\"Capture\" src=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture4-300x116.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture4-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture4.png 813w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I suggest going and getting a backup of the router&#8217;s <a title=\"Networking - RT - N66W\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asus.com\/Networking\/RTN66W\/#support_Download\" target=\"_blank\">default firmware<\/a> from ASUS&#8230; just in case.<\/p>\n<p>Now, ASUS has software that will help you put new firmware on your router but I haven&#8217;t had any luck with it. I found it very unreliable. The first time I tried to install Tomato on my router I used the recommended software and the upload failed repetitively, leaving my router in this limbo state&#8230; not fun. Instead, I recommend using the web interface. Much easier!!<\/p>\n<p>Here are the steps to upload the new firmware:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Put the router into recovery mode.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>unplug the power from the router<\/li>\n<li>press and hold in the reset button (circled in picture below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2014-01-04-17.04.55.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-313\" alt=\"2014-01-04 17.04.55\" src=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2014-01-04-17.04.55-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2014-01-04-17.04.55-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/2014-01-04-17.04.55-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>plug the power back into the router<\/li>\n<li>push the power button to turn the router on (make sure you are still pressing the reset button)<\/li>\n<li>wait until the power light slowly (and I mean very slowly) flashes on and off<\/li>\n<li>release the reset button<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect an ethernet cable from any of the ports (excluding the port connected to the modem) to your computer.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Statically set your ethernet network adapter IP on your computer to 192.168.1.2 and net mask to 255.255.255.0. If you&#8217;re not sure how, Windows users can follow these <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" title=\"Change TCP\/IP settings\" href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/change-tcp-ip-settings#1TC=windows-7\" target=\"_blank\">instructions<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-303\" alt=\"Capture2\" src=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture21-267x300.png\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture21-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture21.png 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With that changed, you can now force your computer to open the recovery webpage. In a browser go to 192.168.1.1.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture41.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-305\" alt=\"Capture4\" src=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture41-300x247.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture41-300x247.png 300w, https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture41.png 879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choose to upload the firmware you downloaded earlier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-306\" alt=\"Capture5\" src=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture5-300x168.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture5-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture5.png 881w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The following screen tells you the upload is complete and to chill until the unit reboots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-307\" alt=\"Capture6\" src=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture6-300x244.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture6-300x244.png 300w, https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Capture6.png 880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">I waited about 15 minutes and this screen never changed, I did not even notice my router reboot. I just got tired and clicked &#8220;continue.&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Next thing you know, you have Tomato Shibby installed on your RT-N66W. You should be able to view the router&#8217;s web UI on 192.168.1.1. The default credentials are admin:admin.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">It is suggested to clear the NVRAM. This clears any old firmware settings and is a good practice. This can be done in the router&#8217;s web UI. Go to <strong>Administration -&gt; Configuration<\/strong>, then choose &#8220;Erase all data in NVRAM&#8230;&#8221; under Restore Default Configuration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screen-Shot-2014-01-04-at-8.34.33-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-310\" alt=\"NVRAM\" src=\"http:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screen-Shot-2014-01-04-at-8.34.33-PM-300x195.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screen-Shot-2014-01-04-at-8.34.33-PM-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Screen-Shot-2014-01-04-at-8.34.33-PM.png 795w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tah Dah! You now have Tomato Shibby installed, have fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to change up the firmware on my router. I want more control than the standard firmware gives. It&#8217;s for fun. I own an ASUS RT-N66W. With my last router, I had DD-WRT firmware installed (which I liked), but I want something new. This time I&#8217;m trying out Tomato by Shibby. &#8220;Tomato is a system based on Linux, dedicated [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[93],"tags":[95,96,97,94],"class_list":["post-300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-networking","tag-firmware","tag-router","tag-rt-n66w","tag-tomato-shibby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=300"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":404,"href":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/300\/revisions\/404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/somethingk.com\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}