Hello Every time I try to run YaST2 online update module (whether from a command line or in a graphics mode) it initially says: Trying to initialize FTP/HTTP connection.... and then immediately Can not connect to www.suse.de. Check your connection I have a working connection to the internet and I can ping www.suse.de without any problems. YaST2 online update used to work while the system was being updated from another location (in Germany) and then all of a sudden it ceased to work when we brought the laptop to Poland Can anybody enlighten me on what the problem can be ? My system is SuSE Linux 8.1 Professional running on a TOSHIBA laptop. I`ve heard rumours that YaST2 online uptade utility that comes with a stock SuSE 8.1 can only operate in an active ftp mode, but this should not be an issue in this particular situation as I disabled my whole firewall to allow active FTP to check if YaST2 online update must be run in an active FTP mode, but unfortunately it still did not work. Best regards Przemyslaw Tokarski Lodz, Poland