--- /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/pppd	2005-11-10 11:01:57.000000000 +0000
+++ pppd	2005-11-10 09:36:44.000000000 +0000
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@
 #
 # Returns 0 (true) when successful, otherwise 1
 pppd_start() {
-    ${IN_BACKGROUND} && return 0
-    
     local iface="$1" ifvar=$( bash_variable "$1" ) opts="" link
     if [[ ${iface%%[0-9]*} != "ppp" ]]; then
         eerror "PPP can only be invoked from net.ppp[0-9]"
@@ -144,8 +142,8 @@
     # Load any commandline options
     eval opts=\"\$\{pppd_${ifvar}\[@\]}\"
 
-    # We don't work with these options set by the user
-    for i in unit nodetach linkname maxfail persist ; do
+    # We don't work if unit, no detach or linkname is set.
+    for i in unit nodetach linkname ; do
         if [[ " ${opts} " == *" ${i} "* ]]; then
             eerror "The option \"${i}\" is not allowed"
             return 1
@@ -230,15 +228,12 @@
     [[ ${insert_link_in_opts} -eq 0 ]] || opts="${link} ${opts}"
     
     ebegin "Running pppd"
-    mark_service_inactive "net.${iface}"
     i=$( eval /usr/sbin/pppd ${opts} 2>&1 )
     eend $? "${i}" || return 1
 
     if [[ " ${opts} " == *" updetach "* ]]; then
         local addr=$( interface_get_address "${iface}" )
         einfo "${iface} received address ${addr}"
-    else
-	go_background
     fi
 }
 
@@ -249,7 +244,6 @@
 # Returns 0 (true) if no process to kill or it terminates successfully,
 # otherwise non-zero (false)
 pppd_stop() {
-    ${IN_BACKGROUND} && return 0
     local iface="$1" pidfile="/var/run/ppp-$1.pid"
 
     [[ ! -s ${pidfile} ]] && return 0