Gargoyle (router firmware)

Gargoyle is a free OpenWrt-based Linux distribution for a range of wireless routers based on Broadcom, Atheros, MediaTek and others chipsets,^[2][3] Asus Routers, Netgear, Linksys and TP-Link routers. Among notable features is the ability to limit and monitor bandwidth and set bandwidth caps per specific IP address.^[4][5][6][7]

Gargoyle

Quotas configuration screen
Developer	Eric Bishop
OS family	Linux (Unix-like)
Working state	Current
Source model	Open source
Initial release	14 July 2008 (2008-07-14)
Latest release	1.14.0 (May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31))
Repository	github.com/ericpaulbishop/gargoyle
Available in	English, Arabic (minimal support), Czech, French, German, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Slovak, Spanish
Update method	gpkg
Package manager	gpkg
Platforms	ar71xx, bcm27xx, bcm47xx, ipq40xx, ipq806x, mediatek, mvebu, ramips, rockchip, x86/x64;[1] potentially compatible with more as OpenWrt but requires 8 MB of Flash and 32 MB of RAM[1]
Kernel type	Monolithic (Linux)
Userland	GNU
Default user interface	CLI, WebUI
License	Free software licenses (mainly GPL), and other licenses
Official website	www.gargoyle-router.com

Main features

• Network file storage sharing, SMB, CIFS.
• VPN server and VPN client (OpenVPN and WireGuard).
• Tor server and Tor client.
• Advertisement blocking.
• Wifi scheduled on/off.
• Bandwidth monitoring^[7]
• Quotas, limits and bandwidth throttling^[7]
• Quality of service (QoS)^[3] with active congestion control
• Website blacklisting by hostname or IP address

Version history

Version	Release Date	Type of Release	OpenWrt Base	Number of Incremental Releases
1.0	Jul 14, 2009	Stable	Kamikaze	16
1.1	Oct 25, 2009	Experimental	Kamikaze	8
1.2	Mar 21, 2010	Stable	Kamikaze	5
1.3	Jun 10, 2010	Experimental	Backfire	16
1.4	Aug 14, 2011	Stable	Backfire	7
1.5	Oct 25, 2011	Experimental	Backfire (Attitude Adjustment 1.5.7+)	11
1.6	Jan 15, 2014	Stable	Attitude Adjustment	2
1.7	Jan 05, 2015	Experimental	Barrier Breaker	2
1.8	Aug 20, 2015	Stable	Barrier Breaker	1
1.9	Nov 08, 2015	Experimental	Chaos Calmer	2
1.10	Oct 27, 2017	Stable	Chaos Calmer	0
1.11	Feb 02, 2019	Experimental	18.06 (18.06.2)	0
1.12	Dec 03, 2019	Stable	18.06 (18.06.5)	0
1.13	Feb 16, 2022	Experimental	19.07 (19.07.8)	0
1.14	May 31, 2023	Stable	22.03 (22.03.5)	0 (Current)

See also

• List of wireless router firmware projects

References

1. "Supported_routers_-_tested_routers [Gargoyle Wiki]".
2. "Gargoyles to keep a watch over your PC". Cybershack. 21 Jan 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
3. Kissling, Kristian (17 Jul 2009). "Gargoyle: Web Interface for Router Configuration". Linux Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
4. "EduBoris: Gargoyle router for bandwidth limiting / cap linksys wrt54g". EduBoris. September 1, 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
5. Lim, Ian (August 11, 2011). "Gargoyle Router – A Not So Ugly Solution to Bandwidth Monitoring and Quotas – Mini Review". The Gadgeteer. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
6. Vervloesem, Koen (December 22, 2010). "Gargoyle: completely open source and easy to use". LWN.net. Eklektix. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
7. Vilches, Jose (29 June 2011). "Custom Firmware Alternatives For Your Wireless Router". TechSpot. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

External links

• Official website
• Repository on GitHub