Travis Hassloch x231 <travis@EvTech.com>  wrote:
 > I've got an extra machine (but no Cisco) and I want to do demand-dial ppp
 > on a "normal" tel line.  I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions.

I heard rumor that there is a new version of pppd coming soon that has 
demand-dial and multi-link-ppp and other goodies... I have no idea when 
it's coming but hopefully soon..

 > While I'm at it, it'd be nice to set up some kind of incoming packet
 > filtering.  I hear morningstar PPP can do it but I don't know of anything
 > else that can.

Lots of people use Darren Reed's IPFILT package.. not sure where it's
available offhand but he maintains it to -current if I remember correctly.
There are other filtering addons too that I can't remember offhand.