Your hostname is literally set to 'unknown', and your system can't find 
it in the DNS.  You could/should set a proper hostname and add that 
entry to /etc/hosts and make sure files is in your /etc/nsswitch.conf

cheers,
steve

W. Wayne Liauh wrote:
> OS: S10u4 & SXCE (inclusive of 78)
> NIC: e1000g on Lenovo Thinkpad R61i
> router/ISP: ClearWire modem
>
> I was playing with my ethernet connection, which is connected to ClearWire 
> thru a WiMax modem.  During a reboot, I received the following message after 
> logging into a GNOME session:
>
> ¨Could not look up internet address for unknown.  This will prevent GNOME 
> from operating correctly.  It may be possible to correct the problem by 
> adding unknown to the file /etc/hosts.¨
>
> After clicking on the ¨Login anyway¨ box, I was able to log in and nothing 
> seemed to have been affected.
>
> What might have happened?  Where can I find info that may help me solve this 
> problem?  Any lead will be appreciated.  Thanks.
>  
>  
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