--- /etc/init.d/net.eth0.orig	2003-11-16 00:06:09.027093733 -0800
+++ /etc/init.d/net.eth0	2003-11-16 00:27:41.748100274 -0800
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 	inet6_IFACE="$(eval echo \$\{inet6_${iface}\})"
 	alias_IFACE="$(eval echo \$\{alias_${iface}\})"
 	status_IFACE="$(ifconfig | gawk -v IFACE="${iface}" '/Link/ { if ($1 == IFACE) print "up" }')"
-	carrier_IFACE="$(ifconfig | gawk -v IFACE="${iface}" '/RUNNING/ { if ($1 == IFACE) print "running" }')"
 	vlans="$(eval echo \$\{iface_${IFACE}_vlans\})"
 }
 
@@ -63,7 +62,9 @@
 		if [ "${status_IFACE}" != "up" ]
 		then
 			# Check that the interface has a carrier
-			if [ "${carrier_IFACE}" = "running" ]
+			# The interface has to be up before we can check that it has a carrier
+			/sbin/ifconfig ${IFACE} up
+			if ifconfig eth0 | grep RUNNING >/dev/null
 			then
 				/sbin/dhcpcd ${dhcpcd_IFACE} ${IFACE} >/dev/null || {
 					retval=$?