Re: 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