diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/l2tp-linkup b/usr/local/sbin/l2tp-linkup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..0f059a86f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/l2tp-linkup
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# record login
+/usr/bin/logger -p local3.info "login,$1,$4,$5"
+
+/sbin/ifconfig $1 group l2tp
+
diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown b/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..8bd7c895b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/ppp-linkdown
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# delete the node just in case mpd cannot do that
+/usr/sbin/ngctl shutdown $1:
+
+rm -f /tmp/$1_router
diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/pppoe-linkup b/usr/local/sbin/pppoe-linkup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..306f4a820b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/pppoe-linkup
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# record login
+/usr/bin/logger -p local3.info "login,$1,$4,$5"
+
+/sbin/ifconfig $1 group pppoe
+
diff --git a/usr/local/sbin/pptp-linkup b/usr/local/sbin/pptp-linkup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..57eebd84cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/local/sbin/pptp-linkup
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# record login
+/usr/bin/logger -p local3.info "login,$1,$4,$5"
+
+/sbin/ifconfig $1 group pptp
+