diff --git a/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/termios.c b/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/termios.c
index 0a04783648..25b8f00c9a 100644
--- a/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/termios.c
+++ b/c/src/exec/libcsupport/src/termios.c
@@ -1412,6 +1412,15 @@ rtems_termios_dequeue_characters (void *ttyp, int len)
 			rtems_fatal_error_occurred (sc);
 		return 0; /* nothing to output in IRQ... */
 	}
+	else if (tty->t_line == PPPDISC ) {
+		/*
+		 * call any line discipline start function
+		 */
+		if (linesw[tty->t_line].l_start != NULL) {
+			linesw[tty->t_line].l_start(tty);
+		}
+		return 0; /* nothing to output in IRQ... */
+	}
 	else {
 		return rtems_termios_refill_transmitter(tty);
 	}
diff --git a/c/src/lib/ChangeLog b/c/src/lib/ChangeLog
index f42b0fef6e..06da663a58 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/ChangeLog
+++ b/c/src/lib/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+2001-01-31	Mike Siers <mikes@poliac.com>
+
+	* Nice Update of PPPD support which eliminates the
+	requiremetn that drivers be in the termios TASK_DRIVEN mode.
+	Mike did significant testing and reports that it seems to be
+	more stable and handle larger packets better.  This patch
+	replaces the termios tasks with more general pppd network
+	driver tasks.  The functions pppinput() and pppstart() get 
+	called from the interrupt service routine.
+	* libc/termios.c: Added PPCDISC.
+
 2002-02-09	Ralf Corsepius <corsepiu@faw.uni-ulm.de>
 
 	* include/rtems/libio.h: Add #include <rtems/fs.h>.
diff --git a/c/src/lib/libc/termios.c b/c/src/lib/libc/termios.c
index 0a04783648..25b8f00c9a 100644
--- a/c/src/lib/libc/termios.c
+++ b/c/src/lib/libc/termios.c
@@ -1412,6 +1412,15 @@ rtems_termios_dequeue_characters (void *ttyp, int len)
 			rtems_fatal_error_occurred (sc);
 		return 0; /* nothing to output in IRQ... */
 	}
+	else if (tty->t_line == PPPDISC ) {
+		/*
+		 * call any line discipline start function
+		 */
+		if (linesw[tty->t_line].l_start != NULL) {
+			linesw[tty->t_line].l_start(tty);
+		}
+		return 0; /* nothing to output in IRQ... */
+	}
 	else {
 		return rtems_termios_refill_transmitter(tty);
 	}
diff --git a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/termios.c b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/termios.c
index 0a04783648..25b8f00c9a 100644
--- a/cpukit/libcsupport/src/termios.c
+++ b/cpukit/libcsupport/src/termios.c
@@ -1412,6 +1412,15 @@ rtems_termios_dequeue_characters (void *ttyp, int len)
 			rtems_fatal_error_occurred (sc);
 		return 0; /* nothing to output in IRQ... */
 	}
+	else if (tty->t_line == PPPDISC ) {
+		/*
+		 * call any line discipline start function
+		 */
+		if (linesw[tty->t_line].l_start != NULL) {
+			linesw[tty->t_line].l_start(tty);
+		}
+		return 0; /* nothing to output in IRQ... */
+	}
 	else {
 		return rtems_termios_refill_transmitter(tty);
 	}