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Only Konqueror Working

I have a dsl connection.

I can ping the internet, and I can browse the internet with konqueror (only) but nothing else will connect (except the router admin page) gaim doesnt work, firefox, yast updates, games nothing.

I have a dsl router which is on a hub. All other pc's on the network, work just fine.

ANy ideas?

SUSE 10, TELiNDUS 1131 adsl router

Sounds like something to do with your DNS servers. Check Control Center/Yast Modules/Network devices/Network card and edit your network card and check out your DNS servers there when you're connected. If there's anything odd fix it; if you're not sure, report back what it shows.
Can you also give us the output of "ifconfig" on your root shell?

Thanks.

Where can i see the DNS servers?

In the network card edit menu it says:

Code:

Network Device: eth-id-00:11:d8:27:66:af 

Setup Method: Automatic Setup Method (via DHCP) 

Detailed Settings: 

-Hostname and name server: (I get this message:) 

The resolver configuration file (/etc/resolv.conf) has been temporarily modified by dhcpcd. 

You have two options: Modify the current (changed) version of the file. Press 'Accept' now and continue editing other (nonresolver) data. 

You could return to this dialog later when the above service has terminated. 



-Routing : Nothing on Default Gateway

The output of ifconfig:

Code:

linux:/home/fotis # ifconfig

eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:11:D8:27:66:AF

          inet addr:192.168.1.2  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0

          inet6 addr: fe80::211:d8ff:fe27:66af/64 Scope:Link

          UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1

          RX packets:426 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:484 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000

          RX bytes:300843 (293.7 Kb)  TX bytes:64518 (63.0 Kb)

          Interrupt:177 Memory:d7efc000-0



lo        Link encap:Local Loopback

          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0

          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host

          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1

          RX packets:36 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0

          TX packets:36 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0

          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0

          RX bytes:2296 (2.2 Kb)  TX bytes:2296 (2.2 Kb)

Thank u so much for the help...

Hi there. This sounds like an issue that gave me a lot of grief - took me months to solve - and it's a pity you've only had one other reply so far. I hope you're still there.

OK. I'm assuming that the router is acting as a DHCP server and that your other PCs are running either Windows or MacOS. If so, this may be an IPv6 issue, and there are three solutions, all of which worked for me.

1 Disable IPv6. You have to edit a .config file somewhere. Can't remember the details and different distros put the file in different places. If you want to try this, search this forum, do a bit of googling or hope someone else answers this thread.

2 Go into Yast/Network card. Disable DHCP and enter a static IP address and DNS address(es) manually. DON'T put in your DNS addresses with DHCP still configured. If you do, it will all work for the current session, and then when you reboot, you'll find the DNS address set back to the IP address of your router.

3 My favoured solution. I upgraded the firmware for my router, and then everything JUST WORKED! :) I believe that the old firmware was being confused by IPv6 addressing. Apparently, firefox uses IPv6 modified IP addresses (or something like that) whereas Konqueror still uses IPv4. But perhaps someone may correct me.

I wish you luck. This may not be the answer, but please post back with whatever you discover.

Sorry - finger trouble. Managed to post the same answer twice and couldn't delete the duplicate. So I've substituted this totally unnecessary bit of twaddle.

Problem solved. I found out before your post, but anyway thanx for the help.
I just had to put mannually the DNS addresses, and everything worked fine.

Thank you all :D