Can only load web pages

Hi there,
I'm running an Apple iBook G4, with Mac OS 10.4.7, and connecting to the Internet through an Apple Airport Extreme. Until recently, my connection has been fine, but in the last few days I've noticed a systemic failure has crept up on me.
Almost every application in my system cannot connect to the Internet. iTunes can't connect to the music store, Gmail notifier can't retrieve messages, Mac OS X Software Updater can't connect to the update server, even the dashboard weather and stock ticker widgets can't connect to their servers.
Now here's where it gets weird. Web pages load fine in Firefox. Camino and Safari both refuse to load anything, but Firefox is loading pages without a hitch.
I'm stumped. Really, any help would be greatly appreciated.
iBook G4 14" Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Try restarting the base station by opening the Airport Admin Utility in /Applications/Utilities/. Select your base station from the list and choose Base Station> Restart. If your base station doesn't show up in the list, you can also unplug your base station from the wall for a few seconds and plug it back in to restart it.
If that does not work, follow the instructions in this article to reset your base station.
Let me know if this helps.

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