--- rc-scripts-1.4.3.12p2.old/init.d/net.eth0	2003-11-26 13:23:15.000000000 -0600
+++ rc-scripts-1.4.3.12p2/init.d/net.eth0	2004-01-14 15:18:13.209486312 -0600
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	alias_IFACE="$(eval echo \$\{alias_${iface}\})"
 	status_IFACE="$(ifconfig | gawk -v IFACE="${iface}" '$0 ~ /Link/ { if ($1 == IFACE) print "up" }')"
 	vlans="$(eval echo \$\{iface_${IFACE}_vlans\})"
+	preifup_IFACE="$(eval echo \$\{preifup_${iface}\})"
 }
 
 iface_start() {
@@ -43,6 +44,19 @@
 	checkconfig || return 1
 
 	local IFACE="${1}"
+    
+    if [ -n ${preifup_IFACE} ]
+    then
+        # We have a custom script to run before ifconfig
+        ebegin "Setting up ${IFACE} by running script ${preifup_IFACE}"
+        ${preifup_IFACE} || {
+            retval=$?
+            eend ${retval} "Setup script ${preifup_IFACE} for ${IFACE} failed"
+            return ${retval}
+        }
+        eend 0
+    fi
+
 	ebegin "Bringing ${IFACE} up"
 	if [ "${iface_IFACE}" != "dhcp" ]
 	then