[xubuntu-users] initating network problem was network profiles - does Xubuntu have them?

[Nigel Wilkinson]

On Tue, 6 Feb 2007 00:06:50 +0000

Sorry - wrong subject line

Nigel Wilkinson <nigel at waspz.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi folks
> 
> I'm a recent convert from Mandriva since 2007 doesn't play nicely with
> my trusty T23. I've been using various distros for about 15 years so
> I'm not exactly a newbie bur I'm far from being a guru.
> 
> So far I'm impressed with what I see, its nice to find a distro
> that 'targets' the old age pensioners of the hardware world but I have
> a little problem that I can't suss out
> 
> Whenever I login I get the following error message
> 
> Could not look up internet address for henry.
> This will prevent Xfce from operating correctly.
> It may be possible to correct the problem by adding
> henry to the file /etc/hosts on your system.
> 
> I go to system/networking and alter the DNS servers, add a domain name
> and add 'henry' to the host and everything works fine but all these
> alterations are lost when I logout.
> 
> How do I retain these alterations 
> 
> Cheers
> Nigel
> 
> 
>