Wrong Password "stuck" in Connect to Server... But Keychain is Correct

I have a collection of AFP servers to which I routinely connect from my desktop. The login names and passwords are stored in the keychain so the Connect to Server dialogue is pre-filled. One stopped authenticating yesterday and I came to realize the password that is stored is incorrect. If I erase the password field and type the correct one, the connection completes.
At first I started fiddled with different combinations of typing the proper password and checking or unchecking the "Remember" box. It still continued to store the wrong password.
I then went and located the keychain entry for the AFP server in question, did a Get Info and asked it to reveal the password. The password it had was the right one.
I deleted the entire keychain entry for that server.
Upon returning to the Connect to Server dialogue, there was still the wrong password stored in the field. I erased it, typed in the correct one and connected. I then went and checked the keychain entry, revealed the password and it was correct.
I disconnected the server and brought up Connect to Server again... wrong password stored. But again, the password in the keychain entry is correct.
As a test, I deleted the keychain entry for another one of the stored servers. After doing so, the password field is (as expected) blank in the Connect to Server dialogue. Entering the proper password stores the proper password in the keychain and the dialogue box.
Deleting the keychain entry for this server, though, does NOT eliminate the stored password in the Connect to Server dialogue.
For some reason, the wrong password seems to be permanently stuck in the Connect to Server dialogue for this ONE server regardless of whether there is a corresponding keychain entry. Everytime it makes a new entry, it stores the right password... just not in the dialogue box.
Where on earth is it storing this information? Why would it be anywhere but the keychain?
Any thoughts?
I'm about to trash the entire keychain but was hoping to find a better solution before taking this more drastic step.
- Aaron
Powerbook 17" - 1.66 GHz - 2GB RAM   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  

Problem semi-resolved... turns out two of the AFP servers are being seen almost as one server (the identities are being mixed up by the desktop for whatever reason). Trying to determine why now...

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