Wrt160n v2 router firmware broken

Hi,
I just upgraded my router firmware to the latest version as found here: http://www.linksysbycisco.com/US/en/support/WRT160N/download Installing this version was really a bad idea though... My mac's could not connect anymore, after a lot of searching I finally downgraded like described here: http://audipages.com/router/. This worked but the connection is kind of unstable now.. I can not put the router in Wireless N only because then Mac's and Windows computer can not connect anymore.
Another thing is that the localized Dutch version of the site has a completely different firmware version of the same router: http://www.linksysbycisco.com/NL/nl/support/WRT160N/download....
So obvious question is: What is the preffered and recommended router firmware version for the WRT160N v2.
Thanks in advance,
Lars

The first thing is that it is not advisable to downgrade the firmware.It is recommended that to always use the firmware based on the model and the version no of the device..Area-wise the firmware does not differ a lot,however it is always preferred to use the firmware area-wise for the particular unit due to some limitation.
It is advisable to reset the router after upgrading the firmware.So reset the router for 35 seconds,power cycle the router and reconfigure the router from scratch.

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Solved!
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i really not sure what version of firmware originally installed with this router but the first time i set it up, it has access restriction tab/menu that i can create internet access policy for different group of computers, i can set schedules (day and time) in accessing the internet but when network magic did some update, no more access restriction tab on the menu, i saw this firmware version 3.0.02 after the 1st firmware upgrade, looking for luck to get that access restriction tab back, i download and installed the latest firmware version 3.0.03 build 3 but no success. and i also notice that my internet connection slows down after the 1st and 2nd update. sir, can you help me locate the original firmware on this device? by the way, the bottom panel shows that this router has model number WRT160N V3 but the box indicated that it is WRT160N-SG. thanks for the reply sir, hope you can help me again.

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me

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