Re:

[Wim De Smet <kromagg@gmail.com>]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 10:48:49 +0100, Alexandru Cabuz <alexcabuz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am on a network configured with local IPs, 192.168.1.2 and so on.
> 
> Strange thing is that ping google.com, kmail and konqueror work but
> mozilla and apt don't.
> 
> apt-get update
> 0%  [connection to ftp.fr.debian.org (1.0.0.0)]
> 
> and then waits indefinitely.
> 
> Mozilla starts, then displays: "Connection to google.com" then waits
> until it times out.
> 
> What could be the cause?
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Alex.

ping is icmp, while all other examples you name are tcp connections.
Maybe tcp connections are blocked. Are other computers on the network
able to connect? Does the router have a builtin firewall? Have you
entered any iptables rules on your local box?

greets,
Wim