diff --git a/Shorewall-init/ifupdown.sh b/Shorewall-init/ifupdown.sh
index 263007119..cdd125449 100644
--- a/Shorewall-init/ifupdown.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/ifupdown.sh
@@ -102,40 +102,106 @@ if [ -f /etc/debian_version ]; then
 	    ;;
     esac
 elif [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ]; then
-    #
-    # SuSE ifupdown system
-    #
-    INTERFACE="$2"
-
     case $0 in
-	*if-up.d*)
-	    COMMAND=up
-	    ;;
-	*if-down.d*)
-	    COMMAND=down
+	/etc/ppp*)
+	    #
+	    # SUSE ppp
+	    #
+	    INTERFACE="$1"
+
+	    case $0 in
+		*ip-*)
+		    #
+		    # IPv4
+		    #
+		    for product in $SAVEPRODUCTS; do
+			case $product in
+			    shorewall|shorewall-lite)
+				PRODUCTS="$PRODUCTS $product";
+				;;
+			esac
+		    done
+		    ;;
+		*)
+		    #
+		    # IPv6
+		    #
+		    for product in $SAVEPRODUCTS; do
+			case $product in
+			    shorewall6|shorewall6-lite)
+				PRODUCTS="$PRODUCTS $product";
+				;;
+			esac
+		    done
+		    ;;
+	    esac
+
+	    case $0 in
+		*up/*)
+		    COMMAND=up
+		    ;;
+		*)
+		    COMMAND=down
+		    ;;
+	    esac
 	    ;;
+	
 	*)
-	    exit 0
+            #
+            # SuSE ifupdown system
+            #
+	    INTERFACE="$2"
+
+	    case $0 in
+		*if-up.d*)
+		    COMMAND=up
+		    ;;
+		*if-down.d*)
+		    COMMAND=down
+		    ;;
+		*)
+		    exit 0
+		    ;;
+	    esac
 	    ;;
     esac
 else
     #
     # Assume RedHat/Fedora/CentOS/Foobar/...
     #
-    INTERFACE="$1"
-    
-    case $0 in 
-	*ifup*)
-	    COMMAND=up
-	    ;;
-	*ifdown*)
-	    COMMAND=down
-	    ;;
-	*dispatcher.d*)
-	    COMMAND="$2"
+    case $0 in
+	/etc/ppp*)
+	    INTERFACE="$1"
+
+	    case $0 in
+		*ip-up.local)
+		    COMMAND=up
+		    ;;
+		*)
+		    COMMAND=down
+		    ;;
+	    esac
 	    ;;
 	*)
-	    exit 0
+	    #
+	    # RedHat ifup/down system
+	    #
+	    INTERFACE="$1"
+    
+	    case $0 in 
+		*ifup*)
+		    COMMAND=up
+		    ;;
+		*ifdown*)
+		    COMMAND=down
+		    ;;
+		*dispatcher.d*)
+		    COMMAND="$2"
+		    ;;
+		*)
+		    exit 0
+		    ;;
+	    esac
 	    ;;
     esac
 fi
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/install.sh b/Shorewall-init/install.sh
index 75e2c4c52..52772a170 100755
--- a/Shorewall-init/install.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/install.sh
@@ -289,12 +289,6 @@ if [ -z "$DESTDIR" ]; then
 	    update-rc.d shorewall-init defaults
 
 	    echo "Shorewall Init will start automatically at boot"
-
-	    if [ -d /etc/ppp ]; then
-		for directory in ip-up.d ip-down.d ipv6-up.d ipv6-down.d; do
-		    [ -d /etc/ppp/$directory ] && ln -sf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /etc/ppp/$directory/shorewall
-		done
-	    fi
 	else
 	    if [ -x /sbin/insserv -o -x /usr/sbin/insserv ]; then
 		if insserv /etc/init.d/shorewall-init ; then
@@ -318,12 +312,7 @@ if [ -z "$DESTDIR" ]; then
 	    elif [ "$INIT" != rc.firewall ]; then #Slackware starts this automatically
 		cant_autostart
 	    fi
-	fi
-    elif [ -n "$DEBIAN" ]; then
-	if [ -d /etc/ppp ]; then
-	    for directory in ip-up.d ip-down.d ipv6-up.d ipv6-down.d; do
-		[ -d /etc/ppp/$directory ] && ln -sf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /etc/ppp/$directory/shorewall
-	    done
+
 	fi
     fi
 else
@@ -337,10 +326,30 @@ else
 	    echo "Shorewall Init will start automatically at boot"
 	fi
     fi
+fi
 
-    if [ -n "$DEBIAN" ] -a -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/ppp ]; then
+if [ -f ${DESTDIR}/etc/ppp ]; then
+    if [ -n "$DEBIAN" ] -o -n "$SUSE" ]; then
 	for directory in ip-up.d ip-down.d ipv6-up.d ipv6-down.d; do
-	    [ -d /etc/ppp/$directory ] && ln -sf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown ${DESTDIR}/etc/ppp/$directory/shorewall
+	    mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}/etc/ppp/$directory #SuSE doesn't create the IPv6 directories
+	    cp -fp ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown ${DESTDIR}/etc/ppp/$directory/shorewall
+	done
+    elif [ -n "$REDHAT" ]; then
+	#
+	# Must use the dreaded ip_xxx.local file
+	#
+	for file in ip-up.local ip-down.local; do
+	    FILE=${DESTDIR}/etc/ppp/$file
+	    if [ -f $FILE ]; then
+		if fgrep -q Shorewall-based $FILE ; then
+		    cp -fp ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown $FILE
+		else
+		    echo "$FILE already exists -- ppp devices will not be handled"
+		    break
+		fi
+	    else
+		cp -fp ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown $FILE
+	    fi
 	done
     fi
 fi
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init.spec b/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init.spec
index 059a9ac7b..84415bc51 100644
--- a/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init.spec
+++ b/Shorewall-init/shorewall-init.spec
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ fi
 if [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ]; then
     cp -pf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /etc/sysconfig/network/if-up.d/shorewall
     cp -pf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /etc/sysconfig/network/if-down.d/shorewall
+    if [ -d /etc/ppp ]; then
+	for directory in ip-up.d ip-down.d ipv6-up.d ipv6-down.d; do
+	    cp -pf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /etc/ppp/$directory/shorewall
+	done
+    fi
 else
     if [ -f /sbin/ifup-local -o -f /sbin/ifdown-local ]; then
 	if ! grep -q Shorewall /sbin/ifup-local || ! grep -q Shorewall /sbin/ifdown-local; then
@@ -66,6 +71,19 @@ else
 	cp -pf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /sbin/ifdown-local
     fi
 
+    if [ -d /etc/ppp ]; then
+	if [ -f /etc/ppp/ip-up.local -o -f /etc/ppp/ip-down.local ]; then
+	    if ! grep -q Shorewall-based /etc/ppp/ip-up.local || ! grep -q Shorewall-based /etc/ppp//ip-down.local; then
+	    echo "WARNING: /etc/ppp/ip-up.local and/or /etc/ppp/ip-down.local already exist; ppp devices will not be handled" >&2
+	else
+	    cp -pf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /etc/ppp/ip-up.local
+	    cp -pf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /etc/ppp/ip-down.local
+	fi
+    else
+	cp -pf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /etc/ppp/ip-up.local
+	cp -pf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /etc/ppp/ip-down.local
+    fi
+
     if [ -d /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/ ]; then
 	cp -pf /usr/share/shorewall-init/ifupdown /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/01-shorewall
     fi
@@ -83,6 +101,9 @@ if [ $1 -eq 0 ]; then
     [ -f /sbin/ifup-local ]   && grep -q Shorewall /sbin/ifup-local   && rm -f /sbin/ifup-local
     [ -f /sbin/ifdown-local ] && grep -q Shorewall /sbin/ifdown-local && rm -f /sbin/ifdown-local
 
+    [ -f /etc/ppp/ip-up.local ]   && grep -q Shorewall-based /etc/ppp/ip-up.local   && rm -f /etc/ppp/ip-up.local
+    [ -f /etc/ppp/ip-down.local ] && grep -q Shorewall-based /etc/ppp/ip-down.local && rm -f /etc/ppp/ip-down.local
+
     rm -f /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/01-shorewall
 fi
 
diff --git a/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh b/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh
index 6d4d23692..dd35c7708 100755
--- a/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh
+++ b/Shorewall-init/uninstall.sh
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ if [ -d /etc/ppp ]; then
     for directory in ip-up.d ip-down.d ipv6-up.d ipv6-down.d; do
 	remove_file /etc/ppp/$directory/shorewall
     done
+
+    for file in if-up.local if-down.local; do
+	if fgrep -q Shorewall-based /etc/ppp/$FILE; then
+	    remove_file /etc/ppp/$FILE
+	fi
+    done
 fi
 
 rm -rf /usr/share/shorewall-init
diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index f29333c59..5490c8eb1 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Changes in Shorewall 4.4.16 Beta 4
+
+1)  Only issue get_params() warnings under 'trace'
+
+2)  Add ppp support to Shorewall-init
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.16 Beta 3
 
 1)  Integrate bug catcher into 'trace' and correct handling of
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 499dbc9d5..0cfb3125c 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Beta 1
       I I I.  N E W   F E A T U R E S   I N   T H I S  R E L E A S E
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-None.
+1)  Shorewall-init now handles ppp devices.
 
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              I V.  R E L E A S E  4 . 4  H I G H L I G H T S