Don't know why, but all got fixed with the last update. (17/02/07) if somebody knows why, please tell me, just for curiosity. Thanks.
** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Fix Released -- gnome-panel freezes when pppd is running https://launchpad.net/bugs/85549 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs