Using internet connect menu extra in script

Inspired by this post I was wondering if there was a similiar possibility for the internet connect menu extra. Something like:
tell application "System Events" to tell the front menu bar of process "SystemUIServer"
set menu_extras to value of attribute "AXDescription" of menu bar items
repeat with x from 1 to the length of menu_extras
if item x of menu_extras is "internet connect menu extra" then exit repeat
end repeat
tell menu bar item x
click
click 2nd menu item of front menu
end tell
end tell
This doesn't work as the "internet connect menu extra" bit isn't correct.
PowerPC G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Thats very sweet. I was also wondering if there was a logical test I could use to check if bluetooth power was on or off, and also if the modem was connected.

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"A Fix for "Your network preferences have been changed by another application" Error
In the Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/ folder delete the following:
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I made the edit by adding the option -o to do what you want.
I am too lazy for a feature request right now...
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[devpts]=1
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