--- net.eth0.orig	2004-03-18 09:18:51.000000000 +0300
+++ net.eth0	2004-03-24 15:12:47.778553624 +0300
@@ -139,6 +139,13 @@
 	then
 		echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/${IFACE}/rp_filter
 	fi
+	
+	# Add static ARP entries from /etc/ethers
+	if [ -s /etc/ethers ]
+	then
+		gawk '{system("arp -s "$2" "$1)}' /etc/ethers
+	fi
+
 }
 
 iface_stop() {
@@ -150,6 +157,12 @@
 
 	ebegin "Bringing ${IFACE} down"
 
+	# Remove static entries from ARP cache
+	if [ -s /etc/ethers ]
+	then
+		gawk '{system("arp -d "$2)}' /etc/ethers
+	fi
+
 	# Also down the inet6 interfaces
 	if [ -n "${myinet6}" ]
 	then