No Internet Access in KDE but Works In Gnome

Hi all.

So the internet suddenly quit working in KDE, but works in Gnome on the same computer. Strange! This happened just a little while ago today. Been working fine for at least a year.

OS: OpenSuSE 12.3 32-bit with KDE and Gnome installed.
Internet connectivity: wireless through a wireless router

Troubleshooting performed:
- Checked internet in Firefox and Chrome: none work
- Tried to access wireless router's internal webpage: works fine. Just can't get past the router to the outside world (DNS issue?)
- Rebooted router and internet modem: same result
- Checked /etc/resolve.conf: correct DNS servers are listed
- Tried to access internet in Gnome: WORKS fine!
- Stopped and started network while logged into KDE: nope.
- Ran zypper update while logged onto Gnome account: system update but internet in KDE still not working

I'm stumped. It was working fine, then POOF. Stopped working. Any ideas? I'm posting this thread from Gnome.