Thanks for your bug report. Which version of Ubuntu and gnome-nettool do you use? This happen in Edgy for me.
** Changed in: gnome-nettool (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- gnome-nettool window does not repaint correctly when avahi hostname is used. https://launchpad.net/bugs/66845 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs