diff --git a/etc/Makefile b/etc/Makefile
index 86bb60f7c5d9..81aa09a0bb7f 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile
+++ b/etc/Makefile
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ BIN2=	netstart pccard_ether rc.suspend rc.resume
 MTREE=	BSD.include.dist BSD.local.dist BSD.root.dist BSD.usr.dist \
 	BSD.var.dist BSD.x11.dist BSD.x11-4.dist
 NAMEDB= PROTO.localhost.rev named.conf named.root make-localhost
-PPPCNF= ppp.deny ppp.shells.sample
-PPPCF2= ppp.conf
+PPPCNF= ppp.conf
 ETCMAIL=Makefile README mailer.conf access.sample virtusertable.sample \
 	mailertable.sample aliases
 
@@ -117,10 +116,8 @@ distribution:
 	    ${MTREE} ${DESTDIR}/etc/mtree
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/namedb; ${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 644 \
 	    ${NAMEDB} ${DESTDIR}/etc/namedb
-	cd ${.CURDIR}/ppp; ${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 644 \
-	    ${PPPCNF} ${DESTDIR}/etc/ppp
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/ppp; ${INSTALL} -c -o root -g ${BINGRP} -m 600 \
-	    ${PPPCF2} ${DESTDIR}/etc/ppp
+	    ${PPPCNF} ${DESTDIR}/etc/ppp
 	cd ${.CURDIR}/mail; ${INSTALL} -c -o ${BINOWN} -g ${BINGRP} -m 644 \
 	    ${ETCMAIL} ${DESTDIR}/etc/mail
 	@if [ -d ${DESTDIR}/etc/mail -a -f ${DESTDIR}/etc/mail/aliases -a \
diff --git a/share/examples/pppd/auth-down.sample b/share/examples/pppd/auth-down.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b2da150dc040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/pppd/auth-down.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# Example for /etc/ppp/auth-down file.
+
+/usr/bin/logger -p daemon.notice -t pppd "User $2 is logged off"
diff --git a/share/examples/pppd/auth-up.sample b/share/examples/pppd/auth-up.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d9c07e80344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/pppd/auth-up.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# Example for /etc/ppp/auth-up file.
+
+/usr/bin/logger -p daemon.notice -t pppd "User $2 is logged in"
diff --git a/share/examples/pppd/chap-secrets.sample b/share/examples/pppd/chap-secrets.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..40d5dfdc86e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/pppd/chap-secrets.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# Example for /etc/ppp/chap-secrets file.
+#
+# This file should be owned by root and not readable or
+# writable by any other user.
+#
+# Dialin format: <remote name> <our name> <password> <allowed IP addresses>
+#
+joe	server	password	192.168.0.0/24 192.168.2.2
+lisa	server	l1z4		* !192.168.0.1
+mike	server	secret		*
+luser	server	nopass		-
+#
+# Dialout format: <our name> <server name> <password>
+#
+jane	isp	password
diff --git a/share/examples/pppd/chat.sh.sample b/share/examples/pppd/chat.sh.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6418ebfdf6a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/pppd/chat.sh.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# Example for chat.sh file.
+
+INIT='at&f'
+
+dial(){
+	/usr/bin/chat -v		\
+		ABORT	"ERROR"		\
+		ABORT	"NO DIALTONE"	\
+		TIMEOUT	5		\
+		""	"AT"		\
+		"OK"	"${INIT}"	\
+		"OK"-"+++"-""	"ATH"	\
+		ABORT	"BUSY"		\
+		ABORT	"NO ANSWER"	\
+		ABORT	"NO CARRIER"	\
+		"OK"	"ATDP$1"	\
+		TIMEOUT	70		\
+		"ogin:"	"username"	\
+		"word:"	"pasword"	\
+		TIMEOUT	50		\
+		"PPP"	"\c"
+
+	[ $? -eq 0 ] && exit 0
+
+	echo "$1 failed" 1>&2
+	exit 1
+}
+
+dial 1234567
diff --git a/share/examples/pppd/ip-down.sample b/share/examples/pppd/ip-down.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..45b8eb45675d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/pppd/ip-down.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# Example for /etc/ppp/ip-down file.
+
+/usr/bin/logger -p daemon.notice -t pppd "$1 is down"
diff --git a/share/examples/pppd/ip-up.sample b/share/examples/pppd/ip-up.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a0fc1b02aaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/pppd/ip-up.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# Example for /etc/ppp/ip-up file.
+
+/usr/bin/logger -p daemon.notice -t pppd "$1 is up"
+/usr/sbin/ntpdate ntpserver
diff --git a/share/examples/pppd/options.sample b/share/examples/pppd/options.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd861b7ad842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/pppd/options.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# Example for /etc/ppp/options file.
+#
+/dev/cuaa4
+115200
+modem
+crtscts
+asyncmap 0
+connect '/etc/ppp/chat.sh'
+defaultroute
+noipdefault
+persist
+holdoff 5
+mtu 250
+mru 250
diff --git a/share/examples/pppd/pap-secrets.sample b/share/examples/pppd/pap-secrets.sample
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8896bdd7a65f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/examples/pppd/pap-secrets.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# $FreeBSD$
+#
+# Example for /etc/ppp/pap-secrets file.
+#
+# This file should be owned by root and not readable or
+# writable by any other user.
+#
+# Dialin format: <remote name> <our name> <password> <allowed IP addresses>
+#
+joe	server	password	192.168.0.1/24 192.168.2.2
+lisa	server	l1z4		* !192.168.0.1
+mike	server	secret		*
+luser	server	nopass		-
+#
+# Dialout format:  <our name> <server name> <password>
+#
+jane	isp	password
diff --git a/usr.sbin/pppd/pppd.8 b/usr.sbin/pppd/pppd.8
index 8f7d0f19aad3..c9a0b012d5d7 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pppd/pppd.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/pppd/pppd.8
@@ -1126,6 +1126,9 @@ Lists users who may not use the system password PAP authentication.
 .B /etc/ppp/ppp.shells
 Lists user shells which are approved for system password PAP authentication
 logins.
+.TP
+.B /usr/share/examples/pppd/
+Sample pppd configuration files.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .IR chat(8),
 .IR ppp(8)