diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0c265ac163..5148717a9b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-08-16  Robert Love  <rml@novell.com>
+
+	* src/backends/NetworkManagerSuSE.c: improve the SUSE-backend dial up
+	  support.
+
 2005-08-16  Christopher Aillon  <caillon@redhat.com>
 
 	* gnome/applet/applet.c: Split markup out of translatable strings
diff --git a/gnome/applet/applet.c b/gnome/applet/applet.c
index d76f3b7ce0..e2dc371b77 100644
--- a/gnome/applet/applet.c
+++ b/gnome/applet/applet.c
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ static void nmwa_menu_add_dialup_menu (GtkWidget *menu, NMWirelessApplet *applet
 		char *name = elt->data;
 		const char *label;
 
-		label = g_strdup_printf (_("Connect via %s..."), name);
+		label = g_strdup_printf (_("Connect to %s..."), name);
 		dialup_item = GTK_MENU_ITEM (gtk_menu_item_new_with_label (label));
 		g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (dialup_item), "dialup", name);
 
diff --git a/src/backends/NetworkManagerSuSE.c b/src/backends/NetworkManagerSuSE.c
index 6bc33d65f1..5ec9c966cc 100644
--- a/src/backends/NetworkManagerSuSE.c
+++ b/src/backends/NetworkManagerSuSE.c
@@ -716,6 +716,42 @@ gboolean nm_system_activate_dialup (GSList *list, const char *dialup)
 }
 
 
+/*
+ * verify_and_return_provider - given a provider identifier, verify that it is able to dial without
+ * prompting and return the provider name.  On failure, return NULL.  Caller is responsible for
+ * free'ing the return.
+*/
+static char * verify_and_return_provider (const char *provider)
+{
+	shvarFile *file;
+	char *name, *buf = NULL;
+	int ret;
+
+	name = g_strdup_printf ("/etc/sysconfig/network/providers/%s", provider);
+
+	file = svNewFile (name);
+	if (!file)
+		goto out_gfree;
+
+	buf = svGetValue (file, "ASKPASSWORD");
+	if (!buf)
+		goto out_close;
+	ret = strcmp (buf, "no");
+	free (buf);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out_close;
+
+	buf = svGetValue (file, "PROVIDER");
+
+out_close:
+	svCloseFile (file);
+out_gfree:
+	g_free (name);
+
+	return buf;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * nm_system_get_dialup_config
  *
@@ -742,26 +778,42 @@ GSList * nm_system_get_dialup_config (void)
 	while ((dentry = g_dir_read_name (dir)))
 	{
 		NMDialUpConfig *config;
+		shvarFile *modem_file;
+		char *name, *buf, *provider_name;
 
 		/* we only want modems */
 		if (!g_str_has_prefix (dentry, "ifcfg-modem"))
 			continue;
 
+		/* open the configuration file */
+		name = g_strdup_printf ("/etc/sysconfig/network/%s", dentry);
+		modem_file = svNewFile (name);
+		if (!modem_file)
+			 goto out_gfree;
+		/* get the name of the provider used for this entry */
+		buf = svGetValue (modem_file, "PROVIDER");
+		if (!buf)
+			 goto out_close;
+
+		provider_name = verify_and_return_provider (buf);
+		if (!provider_name)
+			 goto out_free;
+
 		config = g_malloc (sizeof (NMDialUpConfig));
-		config->name = g_strdup_printf ("Modem (#%d)", i++);
+		config->name = g_strdup_printf ("%s via Modem", provider_name);
 		config->data = g_strdup (dentry + 6);	/* skip the "ifcfg-" prefix */
 
 		list = g_slist_append (list, config);
 
 		nm_info ("Found dial up configuration for %s: %s", config->name, (char *) config->data);
-	}
 
-	/* Hack: Go back and remove the "(#0)" if there is only one device */
-	if (i == 1)
-	{
-		NMDialUpConfig *config = (NMDialUpConfig *) list->data;
-		g_free (config->name);
-		config->name = g_strdup ("Modem");
+		free (provider_name);
+out_free:
+		free (buf);
+out_close:
+		svCloseFile (modem_file);
+out_gfree:
+		g_free (name);
 	}
 
 	g_dir_close (dir);