Although listed here under Linksys, many of these will run on other brands of Linux-based devices, such as the Buffalo network-attached storage series. The extent of support for (and testing on) particular hardware varies from project to project.
- DD-WRT Paid and free versions available. Include lots of different features.(Linux/GPL)
- HyperWRT Thibor Firmware based on stock WRT54GS firmware, HyperWRT +tofu and other additions.
- OpenWrt A very customizable firmware written from scratch with a FFS2 file system for package management aimed mostly toward advanced users.(Linux/GPL)
- X-Wrt Extension of OpenWrt for the end-user with a web-management console with more than 40 control and status pages for a router.(Linux/GPL)
- Sveasoft Paid and free versions available. Latest versions available via subscription.
- Tomato HyperWRT-based firmware aimed to be easy, stable and fast. Features advanced QoS and a number of web innovations such as Ajax and SVG graphs. The Tomato Manual is available at Wikibooks. (Linux/GPL)
- BatBox - RAM based distribution for experimenting, does not change firmware
- Bluebox - Automatic open Internet scanning and bridging software that runs on WRT54G with OpenWRT.
- Chillispot software that runs on WRT54G and other platforms
- Earthlink Firmware - IPv6 feature added to original Linksys firmware (beta-test version)
- EzPlanet - Enhanced firmware based on DD-WRT v24 and including Layer 2 Load Balancer
- FON Chillispot-based worldwide public WiFi network. After unsuccessfully attempting to develop a version that supports 2 SSIDs (one private, one public), FON abandoned the WRT54G series, and now distributes a router called La Fonera, which does support 2 SSIDs.
- FreeWRT - Experimental firmware based on OpenWrt.
- Freifunk - German software supports wireless mesh networks with OLSR, based on OpenWrt
- Meraki - Mesh Networking Wifi AP developed thru Roofnet project, based on OpenWrt.
- PacketProtector - OpenWrt-based security distribution that includes IDS, IPS, VPN, and web antivirus capabilities
- TinyPEAP - Secure wireless authentication feature added to Linksys firmware
- WiFi-Box - No documentation available as of January 2006.
- Neighbornode
- Tarifa - Based on stock WRT54GL firmware.
- WiFi Dog captive portal - WiFi Dog by Ile Sans Fil, a Captive Portal software that runs on the OpenWrt platform
- Wifi Tastic - solution for home or small business use. Features credit card billing. Runs on the OpenWrt platform.
- Wirds.net A project which uses freifunk firmware with chillispot captive portal and worldspot.net authentication.