Changing Network Settings Freezes Whole System

Running 10.3 on a TiBook. All I've been trying to do for a while now is set up the internal modem for my remote access dialing offered by my ISP so I can get my messages and what-not while on the road.
But whenever I open up System Preferences > Network and try to make changes, the second I hit "Apply Now," I get the beachball and it never stops, never goes away no matter how long I let it go to try and give it full opportunity to resolve itself.
Of course to restore system functionality I can use Force Quit, but this means none of my needed changes are saved and so I'm back to square one.
Any reason why this should be, any solutions to offer? Other Sys Pref changes don't hold up the system and no other performance issues to report with this, it's been a solid machine and OS except for this one rather annoyingly crucial problem.
G4 TiBook Mac OS X (10.3)

Hi Ronald I'd look at renaming the followingin ~/library/Preferences/
starting with
com.apple.internetconnect.plist to com.apple.internetconnect.plist.old
reboot and , if it still plays up, do the same with
com.apple.internetconfig.plist
com.apple.internetpref.plist
Give that a go and post back with results.
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