Internet Connect password won't turn off?

Hey there folks,
This is more of an annoyance/inconvenience than a problem. I would like to turn off the Internet Connect password request dialog box that comes on only when I try to connect via the modem status icon on the menu bar (option available via Internet Connect).
When I try to connect to the internet with a dial-up connection (please don't ask me why I'm still using dial-up…), I try to connect through the modem status icon and at first it tries to connect, but then up comes an Internet Connect dialog box asking for my (login) password –if I choose Cancel or enter an incorrect password the connection that is being attempted disconnects –however, it does connect if I enter the correct login password. Yet if I choose to connect directly through the Internet Connect application, there is no dialog box asking for a password, and it connects to the internet just fine.
I should mention that I have just started using the login/password feature, and also have set a Master Password for FileVault (under Security in System Preferences), but FileVault has not been turned on. I have also fidgeted with KeyChain Access, but have not yet aclimatized myself to its surroundings (although hopefully I haven't messed anything up). I have only just had this problem since fooling around with these password/security features.
Also, I have read the Apple Discussion Board discussions about accessing Accounts in System Preferences and turning on "Automatically login as:" (under Login Options) and also about changing the password to an empty field (no characters), also under Accounts. I have tried these options to no avail (also having closed/quit the System Preferences panel and having restarted the computer). I have tried these with administrator settings on for the main user (I also have a guest user setting with some restrictions and no administrator settings –but I can connect via the modem status icon when logged in as the guest user without the Internet Connect password dialog box coming up –?)
Personally, this seems to me to be a software glitch due to the fact that connecting via the Internet Connect application does not require a password, but connecting via the modem status icon on the menu bar does. (Also, I previously updated my Tiger OS to 10.4.2 from 10.4.1, but noticed that I got a lot of password dialog boxes upon trying to do the littlest things, that I reinstalled the original Tiger OS and then only updated to 10.4.1 –but these OS update shennanigans happened some time ago –so I digress…)
If anyone has any ideas on how to turn off this Internet Connect password dialog box (preferably other than reinstalling the system software), I would appreciate it.
Stats:
G4, MacOSX Tiger 10.4.1, Internet Connect v1.4

Have you been repairing Permissions before & after every install/update & rebooting?
I'm thinking that the difference is where the parameters are stored, I think the Icon ones are linked to the Network CP, might drag these files to the Desktop & reboot...
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist
/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist
You can always move them back & reboot again if it doesn;t work.

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