Mac Pro whenever restart is always connceted - cannot turn it OFF

Hi,
I've always configured one the LOCATION in the Network Preferences to OFF (no ports selected).
It has been working fine with all of ours computers and OSX version since G3...
It works fine with our PBooks, G5 2.0 DP, but not with the brand new Mac Pro!
I've tried to delete preferences in System Configuration, re-set the Network Location, but when I restart or boot the Mac Pro it's always connected to our Isp Lan, not to internet by the way.
The Macs in our Studio are all connected to a Netgear Gigabit Switcher (lovely!), so I can see which is connected or not through the leds. We are connected to a Lan not to DSL 'cause is a fiber optic Isp.
Looking through this Discussion and Goggle I couldn't find a solution, anyone knows one?
Last but not least: I remember that I had a similar problem years ago when we bought a new G4, but I can't remember which solution we found to solve it...ouch!
Thank you in advance!

Hi BDaqua,
sorry for the late replay. No, I think is related to DNS responder or some other config file that is ran at boot time.
I'm pretty sure that has to do with it, because when i restart in the OFF location, the switcher leds show that the ethernet port is still connected on booting. And once logged, to make active the OFF location I have to switch to another location and then back to OFF one, at this point the ethernet port is really off, no leds on the port. But when I do that turnaround, in-between the led switch off then on then off definitively.
So it looks that when the MacPro boot doesn't care of the location that was set at shutdown. But it turns ON the ethernet ports ( I've tried with both 1 &2 ) anyway.
In fact if I use a Network utility or a Terminal command to see the configuration it tells that both are inactive but the one is connected has an IP address.
I was thinking to post a new topic just to ask to MacPro owners if they use an OFF Location and if it behaves differntly from mine.

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