diff -urN baselayout-1.12.11.1/etc/conf.d/rc baselayout-1.12.11.1-patched/etc/conf.d/rc
--- baselayout-1.12.11.1/etc/conf.d/rc	2007-10-24 08:29:26.000000000 +0930
+++ baselayout-1.12.11.1-patched/etc/conf.d/rc	2009-05-04 21:12:34.000000000 +0930
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@
 
 RC_NET_STRICT_CHECKING="no"
 
+# RC_UP_INTERFACE_TIMEOUT allows you to specify a timeout period in seconds
+# to wait before any network interface (besides net.lo) receives or gains an IP address.
+# This is useful for networks that use DHCP, wireless authentication methods,
+# or any other method that requires time to pass before the interface receives an IP.
+
+RC_UP_INTERFACE_TIMEOUT="20"
+
 # RC_DOWN_INTERFACE allows you to specify if RC will bring the interface
 # completely down when it stops. The default is yes, but there are some
 # instances where you may not want this to happen such as using Wake On LAN.
diff -urN baselayout-1.12.11.1/lib/rcscripts/net/wpa_supplicant.sh baselayout-1.12.11.1-patched/lib/rcscripts/net/wpa_supplicant.sh
--- baselayout-1.12.11.1/lib/rcscripts/net/wpa_supplicant.sh	2007-10-24 08:29:26.000000000 +0930
+++ baselayout-1.12.11.1-patched/lib/rcscripts/net/wpa_supplicant.sh	2009-05-04 21:59:56.000000000 +0930
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 	timeout="associate_timeout_${ifvar}"
 	timeout="${!timeout:--1}"
 
-	[[ -z ${actfile} && ${timeout} -lt 0 ]] && timeout="60"
+	[[ -n ${actfile} && ${timeout} -lt 0 ]] && timeout="60"
 
 	if [[ ${timeout} == "0" ]] ; then
 		ewarn "WARNING: infinite timeout set for association on ${iface}"
diff -urN baselayout-1.12.11.1/sbin/rc baselayout-1.12.11.1-patched/sbin/rc
--- baselayout-1.12.11.1/sbin/rc	2007-10-24 08:29:27.000000000 +0930
+++ baselayout-1.12.11.1-patched/sbin/rc	2009-05-04 21:13:38.000000000 +0930
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
 			CRITICAL_SERVICES="${CRITICAL_SERVICES} ${x##*/}"
 		done
 	else
-		CRITICAL_SERVICES="checkroot modules checkfs localmount clock bootmisc"
+		CRITICAL_SERVICES="checkroot modules"
 	fi
 
 	export CRITICAL_SERVICES
@@ -861,7 +861,34 @@
 # Start scripts
 for i in $(get_start_services) ; do
 	if service_stopped "${i}" ; then
-		do_interactive start_service "${i}"
+		# If service is a 'net' service, wait for the interface to be setup
+		if net_service "${i}" && [[ "${i}" != net.lo ]] ; then
+			do_interactive start_service "${i}"
+			ebegin "Configuring network interface"
+		        sleep 1
+		        if ! is_net_up ; then
+		                einfon "  Waiting for network interface to come up ."
+                		cnt=0
+		                while ! is_net_up ; do
+		                        cnt=$(expr $cnt + 1)
+		                        if [ $cnt -gt ${RC_UP_INTERFACE_TIMEOUT} ] ; then
+		                                echo
+		                                eend 1 "Failed."
+		                                break
+		                        fi
+		                        sleep 2
+		                        echo -n "."
+		                done
+		                echo
+		        fi
+		        eend 0
+		# Only start 'net' dependant services if network is up
+		elif dependon "${i}" net ; then
+			is_net_up && do_interactive start_service "${i}" || \
+			eerror ""${i}" not started (no IP address present for any interfaces)!"
+		else
+			do_interactive start_service "${i}"
+		fi
 	fi
 done
 
diff -urN baselayout-1.12.11.1/sbin/rc-services.sh baselayout-1.12.11.1-patched/sbin/rc-services.sh
--- baselayout-1.12.11.1/sbin/rc-services.sh	2008-01-02 04:51:46.000000000 +1030
+++ baselayout-1.12.11.1-patched/sbin/rc-services.sh	2009-05-04 21:10:46.000000000 +0930
@@ -754,11 +754,7 @@
 			return 0
 			;;
 		*)
-			for x in $(dolisting "${svcdir}/started/net.*") ; do
-				local y="${x##*/}"
-				[[ ${y} == "$1" ]] && continue
-				[[ ${y} != "net.lo" ]] && return 0
-			done
+			[[ -n $(ifconfig -a | grep "inet addr:" | grep -v 127.0.0.1) ]] && return 0
 			return 1 
 		;;
 	esac