Network Preferences keep changing

Hello All
Every time I start up my old G3 iMac (OS 10.2), the network preferences change from "USB Modem" to "Internal Modem", this is despite the preferences being locked. Also, when I try to change back, the USB Modem isn't even listed. It usually reappears as an unchecked item in the list with a further restart.
Can anyone help?
Cheers

You may have to see if doing the basic stuff helps; since a
first thing could be to 'repair disk permissions' in the system
using Disk Utility's first aid. Could be a minor thing and not
something more difficult. I often boot into SafeBoot and then
repair disk permissions, then exit disk utility, and restart.
If the actual system is somehow corrupted - after trying repairs
of permissions - then later, maybe try to boot from the Installer disc
& use the Disk Utility there, different than the system's own) to
'repair disk' and 'repair disk permissions.' That version of D.U.
is hiding in a drop-down menu found in the menu options under
the Installer name, after startup from the system disc media.
Do not run the Installer itself, since that's not where D.U. is.
And, if repairing permissions and other stuff doesn't seem to help
and resetting PRAM/NVRAM doesn't, you may have to consider
using the Installer and have run an 'Archive & Install' and set it to
save user settings from the old system into a new one. Then, you
would have a new system folder & a non-functioning previous one.
This may require more work to get it back to where you had it; &
it would need to be upgraded again with the 10.2.8 Combo file plus
any security or other updates applied, too.
Good luck & happy computing!
edited.

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