--- net.eth0-1.33	2003-11-18 09:41:49.000000000 +0100
+++ net.eth0-1.33	2003-11-18 12:12:03.000000000 +0100
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@ 
 				eend ${retval} "Failed to bring ${IFACE} up"
 				return ${retval}
 			}
+			# After a "ifconfig up" some drivers can take 2secs (eg: e100)
+			# to mark the interface as 'RUNNING', so wait 2secs max
+			local count=0
+			while ! ifconfig ${IFACE} | grep -qc 'RUNNING' &>/dev/null && \
+				[ $count -lt 4 ]
+			do
+				sleep 0.5
+				count=$((count + 1))
+			done
 			# Check that the interface has a carrier
 			if ifconfig ${IFACE} | grep -qc 'RUNNING' &>/dev/null
 			then