Edit hosts file in WRVS4400N

Hi all,
Just wondering if there's a hosts file (for setting DNS name to IP address association) in Linksys routers, specifically the WRVS4400N, that can be edited? I'm living in an area where certain DNS entries are high-jacked, such as dyndns.org, and as such I can't use DDNS unless I set the host's IP address manually - ideally I'd like the Linksys router to do DDNS.
Thanks in advance!
Mike.

if your internet provider is messing around with the dns service that it provides then stop using their dns service completely and use OpenDNS instead
http://www.opendns.com
basically, this means using the publicly available dns servers from OpenDNS (see below) instead of the ones that your isp has.
208.67.222.222 and
208.67.220.220
Fill those in in the router wan connection setup page -> dns servers to use fields, give the router a normal reboot (just to make sure it uses those... but sometimes is not needed) and you're all set to go.
Message Edited by Ady on 2009-Jan-08 12:08 PM

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