the error I am getting is the Host not found error, and I am getting it in Konqueror and netscape. I havent tried mozilla though...
... I just checked the sites that were having problems and they work now
but I dont think it could have been a problem on the University's side, because when they werent working for me on linux, they were working for me on windows, and all of the rest of the dorm on windows....
oh well, I guess the problem was kind of solved....