DNS entries

[R Kimber]

On Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:10:29 +0100
R Kimber wrote:

> > If I were you, I'd comment out all the eth0-related lines in
> > "/etc/network/interfaces" and set up NM via its GUI.
> 
> OK thanks.  I'll try that. first.

That has worked - except that I'm getting a message on the desktop saying 

Wired network
Disconnected - you are now offline

This message appears for about 10 seconds and then disappears, only to
reappear 10 seconds later.  How can I get rid of this?

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 with Mate.

- Richard.
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Richard Kimber