*** /etc/hotplug/net.agent.orig	2004-09-25 14:17:46.000000000 -0700
--- /etc/hotplug/net.agent	2004-10-26 09:43:47.631675436 -0700
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*** 68,77 ****
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  		debug_mesg invoke ifup $INTERFACE
  		exec /sbin/ifup $INTERFACE
  
  	    # Gentoo
  	    elif [ -f /etc/gentoo-release ]; then
+ 	    	# ignore any interfaces that will be brought up by scripts
+ 		# in a runlevel
+ 		for rlevel in /etc/runlevels/*; do
+ 		    if [[ -e ${rlevel}/net.${INTERFACE} ]]; then
+ 			debug_msg skipping interface ${INTERFACE} - in runlevel
+ 			exit 0
+ 		    fi
+ 		done
  		script=/etc/init.d/net.$INTERFACE
  		if [ -x "$script" ]; then
  		    debug_mesg invoke \"$script\" --quiet start
  		    exec "$script" --quiet start
  		fi