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I have written several article on the WRT160Nv2 wireless router from Linksys. The problem appears to be much more widespread that anyone imagined and Linksys has yet to admit there is a problem.

I don't get a whole lot of traffic to this blog but my user base has increased by thousands over the last two weeks, all because of people looking for a solution to the DNS bug in this router. The Linksys forums are swarming with upset customers and a total lack of caring on the part of Linksys.

Linksys was kind enough to send me a new router when I bricked the first one trying to downgrade the firmware. The new one arrived with the old firmware and it is running like a champ now. I appreciate Linksys doing a fast swap for me but it still cost me $20 for shipping it to them and I was without wireless for a week. That is a major inconvenience not to mention that the additional cost could have gone to a better router if I had known of the problems with the WRT160Nv2.

I am not giving up on Linksys, their customer support took great care of me. I will have to rethink the relationship if I don't see a fix from them soon however. Running the older version 8 firmware means I am open to a DNS security vulnerability. I don't like that, hell, who would. If you are in the market for a wireless router, especially a Linksys router, I wouldn't buy this one.

Original Article: Linksys WRT160N DNS Issue Needs a Fix