--- net.agent.old	2005-04-17 12:17:04.000000000 +0200
+++ /etc/hotplug/net.agent	2005-04-21 19:25:04.000000000 +0200
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@
 
 	    # Gentoo
 	    elif [ -f /etc/gentoo-release ]; then
+            # Net policy, executes /etc/init.d/net.$INTERFACE in these cases:
+            # 1. hotplug_$INTERFACE_policy is not set at all, or
+            # 2. hotplug_$INTERFACE_policy="auto", or
+            # 3. hotplug_$INTERFACE_policy="butboot" and runlevel is not boot
+            # TODO
+            eval iface_policy=\$hotplug_${INTERFACE}_policy
+            ${iface_policy:=auto}
+            rl=$(runlevel)
+            
+            if [[ $iface_policy == "auto" || \
+                  ($iface_policy == "butboot" && ($rl != *0 && $rl != *6)) ]]; then
 
         script=/etc/init.d/net.$INTERFACE
 		if [ -x "$script" ]; then
@@ -80,6 +91,8 @@
 	    else
 		mesg "how do I bring interfaces up on this distro?"
 	    fi
+            fi
+        fi
 	    ;;
     esac
     mesg $1 $ACTION event not handled