DD-WRT is what I like right now. Have used Sveasoft stuff but keep going back to DD-WRT

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DD-WRT is what I currently use. Mostly on Buffalo and Linksys hardware. The main advantage to me is that I can save a configuration file, transplant it to a completely different router running DD-WRT, and it will (usually) work. The feature list is extensive and I do use many of the obscure features (SNMP, static routes, complex firewalls, WPA, etc).

I've also used OpenWRT. It has the advantage of eating less RAM as it can work without a web based user interface. This is handy when I want to add features and functions, such as MRTG for graphing. It works well, but the level of expertise required is far greater than DD-WRT due to the direct editing of config files. There's a web interface available, but I need the RAM for other things. The list of supported hardware is somewhat larger than DD-WRT.

I haven't tried Tomato but it appears to be aimed at users that require built in graphs and traffic monitoring.

I have personal issues against Sveasoft and will not make that mistake again.

My main interest in transplanting open source firmware to the WGR-614 is to add much needed features and create a "universal" device. That's where I can stock a single wireless device, that can act as a router, access point, client bridge, WPA bridge, transparent bridge, repeater, and possibly print server. I see no reason why these have to be individual products when it has been adequately demonstrated that open source firmware can do all of these things in a single package. At the same time, the expanded feature list allows me to do do things that only the expensive routers can currently provide, such as traffic monitoring, SNMP, NetFlow, remote admin, etc. It's a rare installation where I use all of these features, but all of them will probably be used individually. For example, when I needed a wireless router with a dual SSID feature, I didn't buy an expensive Sonicwall router. I bought a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 (from Hong Kong) and installed DD-WRT v24 RC6.2.

Peter Redmer said: The installation guide is now available as well, and covers installing the firmware either with or without a serial console: DD-WRT Installation Guide

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DD-WRT, Mostly because like their interface better.

Which third party firmware available in myopenrouter.com fully work with the wgr614v8? So far, the current tomato and dd-wrt download aren't very stable, mainly LED not functioning correctly.