installing a software problem

i get this error when installing a program

linux-424f:/mnt # zypper in vlc
Retrieving repository 'openSUSE-11.3-Non-Oss' metadata \]
Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3/repo/non-oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

Download failed:
    Failed to download /media.1/media from http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3/repo/non-oss/
History:
 -  [AbstractCommand.cc:224] URI=http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3/repo/non-oss/media.1/media


|] Valid metadata not found at specified URL(s)
History:
- Unknown error reading from 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3/repo/oss/'
- SKIP request: User-requested skipping of a file
- Download (curl) error for 'http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/11.3/repo/oss/repodata/repomd.xml':
Error code: Connection failed
Error message: Couldn't resolve host 'download.opensuse.org'

i can’t even reach this forum when using suse.

can you tell me what to do please.

I think you just solved it yourself.

Look at it again.

First we have non-OSS that refuses to download
Second we have OSS that refuses to download
Third we have the fact that you can’t get to the openSUSE forums.

Check your internet connection.

i can’t even reach this forum when using suse.

???

Try to add the following line to /etc/resolv.conf :
nameserver 208.67.222.222

Try to add the following line to /etc/resolv.conf :
nameserver 208.67.222.222

where will i add this? all i see in resolv.conf are these…

/etc/resolv.conf file autogenerated by netconfig!

Before you change this file manually, consider to define the

static DNS configuration using the following variables in the

/etc/sysconfig/network/config file:

NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SEARCHLIST

NETCONFIG_DNS_STATIC_SERVERS

NETCONFIG_DNS_FORWARDER

or disable DNS configuration updates via netconfig by setting:

NETCONFIG_DNS_POLICY=‘’

See also the netconfig(8) manual page and other documentation.

Note: Manual change of this file disables netconfig too, but

may get lost when this file contains comments or empty lines

only, the netconfig settings are same with settings in this

file and in case of a “netconfig update -f” call.

Please remove (at least) this line when you modify the file!

If it’s DHCP then it would be over written. Check Knetworkmanager. Read this NetworkManager - Users

i actually have an internet connection when using suse, the only problem is that those errors will be the results when using software management and all. i can browse google, yahoo login to different forums but not this one.