diff --git .gitignore .gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..372ef9a
--- /dev/null
+++ .gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+*.patch
+*.tar
+*.xz
+*.sig
+/PKGBUILD
diff --git Makefile Makefile
index b1bc626..33c10e4 100644
--- Makefile
+++ Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export VERSION = 0.8
+export VERSION = 0.7
 
 .PHONY: install install-docs docs tarball pkgbuild clean
 
diff --git NEWS NEWS
index f4d0690..1011e03 100644
--- NEWS
+++ NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-netctl 0.8
-- Fix escaping of unfortunate strings
-- Add support for configuration defaults to connection scripts
-
 netctl 0.7
 - Add support for systemd character escaping
 - Assorted fixes, including to vlan connections and the documentation
diff --git docs/examples/mobile_ppp docs/examples/mobile_ppp
index 4e5079f..f3b0b8a 100644
--- docs/examples/mobile_ppp
+++ docs/examples/mobile_ppp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 Description='Example PPP mobile connection'
 Interface=ttyUSB0
 Connection=mobile_ppp
-IdleTimeout=30
 
 # Debug pppd / chat output (separately from netctl)
 #PPPDebug=true
@@ -11,12 +10,6 @@ IdleTimeout=30
 # Use DNS provided by the peer (default: true)
 #UsePeerDNS=true
 
-# Always keep a connection established
-ConnectionMode='persist'
-# Establish connection on demand
-#ConnectionMode='demand'
-#IdleTimeout=300
-
 # The user and password are not always required
 #User='example@yourprovider.com'
 #Password='very secret'
diff --git docs/netctl.profile.5.txt docs/netctl.profile.5.txt
index 9841a82..4be5837 100644
--- docs/netctl.profile.5.txt
+++ docs/netctl.profile.5.txt
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ AVAILABLE CONNECTION TYPES
     available.
 +pppoe+::
     For PPPoE connections.
++mobile_ppp+::
+    For mobile broadband ppp connections that use a USB modem.
 +tunnel+::
     For tunnel interfaces.
 +tuntap+::
@@ -281,6 +283,81 @@ connections of the `bridge' type:
     Maximum age parameter. See *brctl*(8) for details.
 
 
+OPTIONS FOR `mobile_ppp' CONNECTIONS
+------------------------------------
+The name of the USB serial device is specified in 'Interface'. The
+following options are understood for connections of the `mobile_ppp'
+type:
+
+'DefaultRoute='::
+    Use the default route provided by the peer (defaults to
+    `true')
+
+'UsePeerDNS='::
+    Use the DNS provided by the peer (defaults to `true')
+
+'User=' and 'Password='::
+    The username and password to connect with. These are unset by
+    default, as they are often not required.
+
+'AccessPointName='::
+    The access point (apn) to connect on. This is specific to your
+    ISP.
+
+'Pin='::
+    If your modem requires a PIN to unlock, use this option.
+
+'Mode='::
+    This option is used to specify the connection mode. Can be one of
+    `3Gpref', `3Gonly', `GPRSpref', `GPRSonly', `None'. This generates
+    AT commands specific to certain Huawei modems; all other devices
+    should use `None'.
+
+
+OPTIONS FOR `pppoe' CONNECTIONS
+------------------------------
+The interface to dial peer-to-peer over ethernet is specified in
+'Interface'. The following options are understood for connections of
+the `pppoe' type:
+
+'User=' and 'Password='::
+    The username and password to connect with. 
+
+'ConnectionMode='::
+    This option specifies how a connection should be established, and
+    may take either `persist' or `demand' as its argument.
+
+'IdleTimeout='::
+    This option specifies the idle time (in seconds) after which `pppd'
+    should disconnect. This option is only valid if 'ConnectionMode' is
+    set to `demand'.
+
+'DefaultRoute='::
+    Use the default route provided by the peer (defaults to
+    `true')
+
+'UsePeerDNS='::
+    Use the DNS provided by the peer (defaults to `true')
+
+'LCPEchoInterval=' and 'LCPEchoFailure='::
+    These options override default LCP parameters from
+    `/etc/ppp/options'.
+
+The following advanced options are also understood:
+
+'PPPoEService='::
+    This option specifies the PPPoE service name. 
+'PPPoEAC='::
+    This option specifies the PPPoE access concentrator name. 
+'PPPoESession='::
+    This option specifies an existing session to attach to, and is of
+    the form `sessid:macaddr'.
+'PPPoEMAC='::
+    Only connect to specified MAC address
+'PPPoEIP6='::
+    Enable IPv6 support
+
+
 OPTIONS FOR `tunnel' CONNECTIONS
 ----------------------------------
 The name of the tunnel interface is specified in 'Interface'. Next to
diff --git src/lib/connections/ppp src/lib/connections/ppp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddd1664
--- /dev/null
+++ src/lib/connections/ppp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+. "$SUBR_DIR/network"
+
+: ${PPPD:=pppd}
+
+_quotestring() {
+    echo "\"${1/\"/\\\"}\""
+}
+
+ppp_up() {
+    load_profile "$Profile"
+    [[ -z "$Peer" ]] && Peer="provider"
+    [[ -z "$PPPTimeout" ]] && PPPTimeout=30
+
+    ip link set dev "${Interface}" up
+    $PPPD call "$Peer" updetach child-timeout "$PPPTimeout" linkname "$Peer"
+
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        rmdir "$STATE_DIR/pppoe.${Interface}.${Profile}/"
+        report_error "Couldn't make pppd connection."
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+ppp_down() {
+    load_profile "$Profile"
+    PIDFILE="/var/run/ppp-$(basename $Peer).pid"
+
+    if [[ -e $PIDFILE ]]; then
+        PID=$(head -1 $PIDFILE)
+        [[ -n "$PID" ]] && kill "$PID"
+    fi
+}
+
+ppp_$1 "$2"
+exit $?
+
+# vim: ft=sh ts=4 et sw=4: