I am able to reproduce this on edgy with: ii gnome-system-t 2.15.5-0ubuntu Cross-platform configuration utilities
Easier info: run network-admin , choose modem, then properties. And do sudo cat /etc/ppp/pap-secrets to check info there. ** Changed in: system-tools-backends (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- PPP username/passwords that contain hashes get corrupted https://launchpad.net/bugs/14824 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs