--- net-tools-1.60/mii-tool.c	2000-05-21 09:31:17.000000000 -0500
+++ net-tools-1.60/mii-tool.c	2002-08-20 10:09:15.000000000 -0500
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ 
 
 struct option longopts[] = {
  /* { name  has_arg  *flag  val } */
+    {"activate",	0, 0, 'a'},	/* Bring interface up/down when watching with -w. */
     {"advertise",	1, 0, 'A'},	/* Change capabilities advertised. */
     {"force",		1, 0, 'F'},	/* Change capabilities advertised. */
     {"phy",		1, 0, 'p'},	/* Set PHY (MII address) to report. */
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ 
     opt_restart = 0,
     opt_reset = 0,
     opt_log = 0,
-    opt_watch = 0;
+    opt_watch = 0,
+    opt_activate = 0;
 static int nway_advertise = 0;
 static int fixed_speed = 0;
 static int override_phy = -1;
@@ -307,6 +309,22 @@ 
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+static void interface_up(char *ifname)
+{
+    char cmd[128];
+    sprintf(cmd, "/sbin/ifconfig %s | grep -q UP || /etc/init.d/net.%s start\n", ifname, ifname);
+    system(cmd);
+}
+
+static void interface_down(char* ifname)
+{
+    char cmd[128];
+    sprintf(cmd, "/sbin/ifconfig %s | grep -q UP && /etc/init.d/net.%s stop\n", ifname, ifname);
+    system(cmd);
+}
+
+/*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 static int do_one_xcvr(int skfd, char *ifname, int maybe)
 {
     struct mii_data *mii = (struct mii_data *)&ifr.ifr_data;
@@ -347,7 +365,16 @@ 
 	mdio_write(skfd, MII_BMCR, bmcr);
     }
 
-    if (!opt_restart && !opt_reset && !fixed_speed && !nway_advertise)
+    if (opt_activate)
+    {
+	   int bmsr=mdio_read(skfd, MII_BMSR);
+           if (bmsr & MII_BMSR_LINK_VALID)
+               interface_up(ifname);
+	   else
+               interface_down(ifname);
+    }
+
+    if (!opt_activate && !opt_restart && !opt_reset && !fixed_speed && !nway_advertise)
 	show_basic_mii(skfd, mii->phy_id);
 
     return 0;
@@ -372,7 +399,21 @@ 
     now = (mdio_read(skfd, MII_BMCR) |
 	   (mdio_read(skfd, MII_BMSR) << 16));
     if (status[index] && (status[index] != now))
-	show_basic_mii(skfd, mii->phy_id);
+    {
+        if (opt_activate)
+        {
+            int linkupnow=now & MII_BMSR_LINK_VALID<<16;
+	    int linkupbefore=status[index] & MII_BMSR_LINK_VALID<<16;
+	    if (linkupnow && !linkupbefore)
+                interface_up(ifname);
+	    else if (!linkupnow && linkupbefore)
+		interface_down(ifname);
+        }
+	else
+        {
+            show_basic_mii(skfd, mii->phy_id);
+        }
+    }
     status[index] = now;
 }
 
@@ -386,6 +427,7 @@ 
        -r, --restart               restart autonegotiation
        -w, --watch                 monitor for link status changes
        -l, --log                   with -w, write events to syslog
+       -a, --activate              with -w, activate (or deactivate) interface
        -A, --advertise=media,...   advertise only specified media
        -F, --force=media           force specified media technology
 media: 100baseT4, 100baseTx-FD, 100baseTx-HD, 10baseT-FD, 10baseT-HD,
@@ -396,8 +438,9 @@ 
     int i, c, ret, errflag = 0;
     char s[6];
     
-    while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "A:F:p:lrRvVw?", longopts, 0)) != EOF)
+    while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "A:F:p:alrRvVw?", longopts, 0)) != EOF)
 	switch (c) {
+	case 'a': opt_activate++;	break;
 	case 'A': nway_advertise = parse_media(optarg); break;
 	case 'F': fixed_speed = parse_media(optarg); break;
 	case 'p': override_phy = atoi(optarg); break;