11.1 ps3 network/dns issue

Hello,

I have been having the strangest network issue as of late. I did not
have any problems with openSUSE 11.0, but am having it with 11.1. Any
troubleshooting tips would be greatly appreciated.

I seem to be getting intermittent problems resolving hosts. I will
have trouble trying to update with zypper or browse the web with
Firefox. It doesn't fail everytime, so I do not know where to begin to
debug. My wireless connection works correctly when using the PS3 under
the Game OS.

Here is an example of what I am seeing:

ps3-linux:~ # host powerpc.opensuse.org
powerpc.opensuse.org has address 195.135.221.142
ps3-linux:~ # zypper update
Download (curl) error for
'http://powerpc.opensuse.org/distribution/11.1/repo/oss/content':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'powerpc.opensuse.org'

Abort, retry, ignore? [A/r/i]: ^Cps3-linux:~ #
ps3-linux:~ # host powerpc.opensuse.org
powerpc.opensuse.org has address 195.135.221.142

I am using wlan0 configured via DHCP connecting to a common LinkSys
WRT54G wireless router without encryption. Like I mentioned earlier, I
used the same setup under 11.0 without a problem. Other computers on
my wireless network do not have any trouble.

One thing that seemed out of place to me was that the network activity
light on the PS3 seems to stay lit when I am not using the network,
and blinks when I am. Shouldn't it be off when I'm not using any
network functions? Is anybody else seeing that particular issue?

Here is more system information:

ps3-linux:~ # uname -a
Linux ps3-linux 2.6.27.7-9-ppc64 #1 SMP 2008-12-04 18:10:04 +0100
ppc64 ppc64 ppc64 GNU/Linux

ps3-linux:~ # ifconfig -a
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1D:0D:B1:9C:D3
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:51

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:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:18 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
          RX bytes:1404 (1.3 Kb)  TX bytes:1404 (1.3 Kb)

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:1D:0D:B1:9C:D3
          inet addr:192.168.1.101  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
          inet6 addr: fe80::21d:dff:feb1:9cd3/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:29658 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:19969 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:39358232 (37.5 Mb)  TX bytes:2213012 (2.1 Mb)

ps3-linux:~ # iwconfig wlan0
wlan0     IEEE 802.11bg  ESSID:"beaver"  Nickname:"gelic_wl"
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: 00:1D:7E:41:5C:81
          Encryption key:off
          Link Signal level=90/100
          Rx invalid nwid:0  Rx invalid crypt:0  Rx invalid frag:0
          Tx excessive retries:0  Invalid misc:0   Missed beacon:0

ps3-linux:~ # tail -5 /etc/resolv.conf
### Please remove (at least) this line when you modify the file!
search eau.wi.charter.com
nameserver 68.115.71.53
nameserver 24.196.64.53
nameserver 24.159.193.40
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