bring up the device (ip link set <device> up) after initialization is completed, but before addresses are assigned or DHCP/BOOTP is attempted. This is necessary for some commands (like iwconfig) to work properly.

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
index 219dcfde..98277ab9 100755
--- a/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
+++ b/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ is_available ${REALDEVICE} || {
          exit 0
       fi
 }
+
+
 if [ -n "${HWADDR}" ]; then
     FOUNDMACADDR=`LC_ALL= LANG= ip -o link show ${REALDEVICE} | \
 	sed 's/.*link\/ether \([[:alnum:]:]*\).*/\1/'`
@@ -102,6 +104,12 @@ if [ -n "${HWADDR}" ]; then
     fi
 fi
 
+# finished initialization, let's start to bring the device up.
+if ! ip link set ${REALDEVICE} up ; then
+    echo $"Failed to bring up ${DEVICE}."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 # is the device wireless? If so, configure wireless device specifics
 is_wireless_device ${DEVICE} && . ./ifup-wireless
 
@@ -171,10 +179,10 @@ if [ -n "${DYNCONFIG}" ]; then
     fi
 
     [ -n "$FWHACK" ] && ipchains -D input -s 0/0 53 -d 0/0 1025:65535 -p udp -j ACCEPT
-else 
+else
+    # static configuration
+
     if [ -z "${IPADDR}" ]; then
-         # enable device without IP, useful for e.g. PPPoE
-	 ip link set ${REALDEVICE} up
 	 if [ "${NETWORKING_IPV6}" = "yes" ]; then
 	    /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ipv6 ${CONFIG}
 	 fi
@@ -188,11 +196,6 @@ else
 	   $(toggle_value promisc $PROMISC) \
 	   $(toggle_value allmulti $ALLMULTI)
    
-    if ! ip link set ${REALDEVICE} up ; then
-	echo $"Failed to bring up ${DEVICE}."
-	exit 1
-    fi
-
     if ! arping -q -c 2 -w 3 -D -I ${REALDEVICE} ${IPADDR} ; then
 	echo $"Error, some other host already uses address ${IPADDR}."
 	exit 1
@@ -247,8 +250,9 @@ if [ "${NETWORKING_IPV6}" = "yes" ]; then
     /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ipv6 ${CONFIG}
 fi
 
+# IPX initialization?
 if [ "${IPX}" = yes ]; then
-       /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ipx ${DEVICE}
+    /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-ipx ${DEVICE}
 fi
 
 exec /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-post ${CONFIG} ${2}