PfSense or MonoWall vs. DD-WRT or Tomato?

[Davej]

Has anyone here worked with these? I am wondering if it would be more
interesting to set up pfSense on an old pc or to buy an old Linksys
router and try DD-WRT. I would like to have better real-time awareness
of the traffic on my home network. Thanks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PfSense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD-WRT

 

[david]

Has anyone here worked with these? I am wondering if it would be more
interesting to set up pfSense on an old pc or to buy an old Linksys
router and try DD-WRT. I would like to have better real-time awareness
of the traffic on my home network. Thanks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PfSense
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DD-WRT

I'm using DD-WRT v24-sp2 on a Linksys WRT54G so that I can use it as a
wireless bridge (a mode which is not supported by the factory Linksys
firmware). I have two WRT54Gs: one is connected to my broadband service
and actually acts as a router. It has the factory Linksys firmware in
it. The other one is down in the basement, providing a wired network
there, and it is running DD-WRT in client bridge mode, so the computers
in the basement have seamless access to the broadband service.

 

[Davej]

I'm using DD-WRT v24-sp2 on a Linksys WRT54G so that I can use it as a
wireless bridge (a mode which is not supported by the factory Linksys
firmware).  I have two WRT54Gs:  one is connected to my broadband service
and actually acts as a router.  It has the factory Linksys firmware in
it.  The other one is down in the basement, providing a wired network
there, and it is running DD-WRT in client bridge mode, so the computers
in the basement have seamless access to the broadband service.

Well, I just ordered a new WRT54GL from NewEgg so I'll be trying out
DD-WRT next week. I don't even want wireless so that feature will be
turned off.