web browsing limited, why?

[regulatorrob]

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To start off:
I installed Suse on two seperate ocassions and both times had the same behavior as I now have with Mandrake Linux 10.0 installed on the same machine along with 3 flavors of Window$.

Problem:
I can browse to some sites such as Yahoo but am unable to view search results or connect to any Mandrake update site. Get an error:

An error occured while loading http://www.mandrakesoft.com/:
Could not connect to host www.mandrakesoft.com

This same problem was exhibited in both installations of Suse 9.0 and 9.1. I did post the question in the Suse forum and recieved one suggestion: Check browser settings.

I then did numerous browser setting changes and reboots, problem reamained. I am stumped as to what is happening.

Current System:
Mandrake 10.0 clean install no modifications
Compaq Prosigna Desktop PII 450Mghz
256 Mb Ram
TNT Riva 128
Ethernet D-Link DFE-530tx+
WD 20 Gig hd
Blitzz BWA 711 Wireless Router
Internet connecion = cable

[zdawg]

This is what I get attempting to access mandrakesoft.com

The page www.mandrakesoft.com/: you are looking for is missing. The webmaster of this website has been warned.

Seems this is an issue with their server not your end.
The yahoo issue :what is the error?

[regulatorrob]

I can open yahoo's home page but when I perform a search I get the same error and no results are posted. Tryed to open Google but same error. So far Yahoo is the only web page that could be opened

[zdawg]

Which browser?

[regulatorrob]

Konqueror

[regulatorrob]

right now I'm installing Suse on a different computer to see if I get same results. Suspicious it could be hardware on old desktop or router.

[valan]

Try going to a few sites using the ip address instead of the url.

[regulatorrob]

After installing Suse 9.2 onto a different machine the same problem appears. I tried to use the Suse IP address 195.135.220.2 and Konqueror gave error:

An error occurred while loading http://195.135.220.2
Timeout on server
Connection was to 195.135.220.2 at prot 80

Please keep in mind I have a wireless router/firewall, and now I feel this may be the problem.

Current specs:
Suse 9.2
AMD Athlon 2100+ XP
Asus A7N8X onboard LAN & Sound
NVidia RIVA TNT2 Model 64
512Mb DDR Ram
40Gig WesternDigital
Cable internet connection through a Blitz BWA711 Wireless Router/Firewall

[regulatorrob]

Ok thanks for the help, I figured out the problem. After I disconnected the router/firewall and connected the linux machine directly to my cable modem and did a fresh install I can now do online update and the such. Now I will turn my attention to using my router/firewall with linux to access the internet.