Why Do I have A Volume Named  Network On My Desktop  --  What Did I Do

I noticed yesterday that I have a volume on my Desktop named "Network". here was also an icon called Server", but that disappeared after I restarted. "Network" may have been there 2- 3 days ago, but I'm sure it wasn't there before 3 days ago. No other users on the machine have it. I can't unmount it. Where did it come from?
I am running OS 10.4.10 on an iMac G3. I normally connect to the internet via ethernet. I have a cable modem and the line from the modem goes to a wireless router. My computer is connected via ethernet from the router to my Mac.
The other day I disconnected my ethernet and tried to connect wireless. It seems to accept the password, but I could not connect. I never had a problem before.
Other details:
I have tried restarts and complete shut down with no affect.
I start-up from an external firewire hard drive. When I start up using the internal "iMac 40G" drive, the Network volume does not appear.
I haven't added or deleted any items from my account's list of Login items.
Internet Sharing is Off; Firewall is On with Network Time the only checked item (which it has been for years); Personal Fire Sharing is off with no items checked.
I'm don't have a lot of networking knowledge, although I do understand some terminology.
Any assistance will be appreciated.

Thanks, but still is not resolved. My Finder prefs didn't have show the Network Icon in the sidebar. I tried toggling it on and off anyway.
I logged in as root user. The Network icon is on the root desktop. but it is an alias. The original is Home. I could trash the folder Library which is shown when I open Network; it also was an alias. But when I tried to trash the alias "Network", it wouldn't let me because I "don't have sufficient privileges".
When I login with my normal ID, the icon is not an alias -- it is a volume. I can't trash any part of it. Get Info shows server address as nfs://automount%29-nsf%20%5B143]. My permissions are I can read only; owner is system with read and write access; group is wheel with read only access; others can read only.

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