Index: src/env_whitelist
===================================================================
--- /lib/rcscripts/conf.d/env_whitelist	(revision 1614)
+++ src/env_whitelist	(working copy)
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 # NB: Do not modify below this line if you do not know what you are doing!!
 #
 
-# Hotplug ?
-IN_BACKGROUND
+# Hotplug
 IN_HOTPLUG
 
+# RC network script support
+IN_BACKGROUND
+RC_INTERFACE_KEEP_CONFIG
+
 # Default shell stuff
 SHELL
 USER
Index: net-scripts/net.modules.d/arping
===================================================================
--- /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/arping	(revision 1614)
+++ net-scripts/net.modules.d/arping	(working copy)
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
 			eoutdent
 			veinfo "Configuring ${iface} for ${x}"
 			configure_variables "${iface}" "${conf}"
+
+			# Call the system module as we've aleady passed it by ....
+			# And it *has* to be pre_start for other things to work correctly
+			system_pre_start "${iface}"
+			
 			eval config=( \"\$\{config_${ifvar}\[@\]\}\" )
 			eval fallback_config=( \"\$\{fallback_config_${ifvar}\[@\]\}\" )
 			eval fallback_route=( \"\$\{fallback_route_${ifvar}\[@\]\}\" )
Index: net-scripts/net.modules.d/system
===================================================================
--- /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/system	(revision 1614)
+++ net-scripts/net.modules.d/system	(working copy)
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 #
 # Sets up the dependancies for the module
 system_depend() {
-	after interface dhcp
+	after interface
+	before dhcp
 	variables dns_servers dns_domain dns_options dns_search dns_sortlist \
 		ntp_servers nis_domain nis_servers
 }
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@
 #
 # Configures the host system for dns, ntp and nis information
 # Always returns 0
-system_post_start() {
+system_pre_start() {
 	local iface="$1"
 
 	system_dns "${iface}"
Index: net-scripts/net.modules.d/ifconfig
===================================================================
--- /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/ifconfig	(revision 1614)
+++ net-scripts/net.modules.d/ifconfig	(working copy)
@@ -394,6 +394,24 @@
 	return ${r}
 }
 
+# void ifconfig_route_metric(char* interface, int metric)
+#
+# Change all routes for an interface to a given metric
+ifconfig_route_metric() {
+	local dest gateway mask flags metric ref use
+	route -n | grep " $1$" | {
+		while read dest gateway mask flags metric ref use ; do
+			if [[ ${gateway} != "0.0.0.0" ]]; then
+				gateway="gw ${gateway}"
+			else
+				unset gateway
+			fi
+			route del ${dest}
+			route add -net ${dest} netmask ${mask} ${gateway} metric "$2" dev "$1"
+		done
+	}
+}
+
 # void ifconfig_default_route(char* interface, char* gateway_ip, int metric)
 #
 # Force default route to the specified gateway
Index: net-scripts/net.modules.d/helpers.d/pppd-wrapper
===================================================================
--- /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/helpers.d/pppd-wrapper	(revision 0)
+++ net-scripts/net.modules.d/helpers.d/pppd-wrapper	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright (c) 2005 Gentoo Foundation
+# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
+
+# Contributed by Roy Marples (uberlord@gentoo.org)
+
+action="$1"
+interface="$2"
+export IN_BACKGROUND="true"
+. /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/helpers.d/module-loader
+resolv="${statedir}/${interface}/resolv.conf"
+
+if [[ ${action} == "up" ]]; then
+	if [[ -n ${DNS1} || -n ${DNS2} ]]; then
+	    echo "# Generated by pppd for interface $1" > "${resolv}"
+	    chmod 0644 "${resolv}"
+	    [ -n ${DNS1} ] && echo "nameserver ${DNS1}" >> "${resolv}"
+	    [ -n ${DNS2} ] && echo "nameserver ${DNS2}" >> "${resolv}"
+	fi
+	
+	# Calculate the metric for our routes
+	ifvar=$( bash_variable "${interface}" )
+	eval metric=\"\$\{metric_${ifvar}\}\"
+	if [[ -z ${metric} ]]; then
+		if [[ ${RC_AUTO_INTERFACE} == "yes" ]]; then
+			metric=$( calculate_metric "${interface}" )
+		else
+			metric="0"
+		fi
+		eval metric_${ifvar}="${metric}"
+	fi
+
+	[[ ${metric} != "0" ]] && interface_route_metric "${interface}" "${metric}"
+
+	export RC_INTERFACE_KEEP_CONFIG="yes"
+	/etc/init.d/net."${interface}" start
+else
+	rm -f "${resolv}"
+	/etc/init.d/net."${interface}" stop
+fi
+
+# vim:ts=4

Property changes on: net-scripts/net.modules.d/helpers.d/pppd-wrapper
___________________________________________________________________
Name: svn:executable
   + *

Index: net-scripts/net.modules.d/helpers.d/functions
===================================================================
--- /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/helpers.d/functions	(revision 1614)
+++ net-scripts/net.modules.d/helpers.d/functions	(working copy)
@@ -96,21 +96,19 @@
 # (ie a state dir exists)
 # require_gateway defaults to false
 order_interfaces() {
-	local ifaces
-	
-	if [[ ${1:-false} == "true" ]]; then
-		ifaces=$(awk '$2!="Gateway" { print $7, $1 }' /proc/net/route \
+	local ifaces extra
+
+	${1:-false} && extra=' && $2=="00000000"'
+	ifaces=$(awk '{if (NR>1 && $1!="lo"'"${extra}"') print $7, $1}' /proc/net/route \
 		| sort -n | cut -d' ' -f2 | uniq)
-	else
-		ifaces=$(awk '$2=="00000000" { print $7, $1 }' /proc/net/route \
-		| sort -n | cut -d' ' -f2 )
-	fi
 
 	# Append lo if it's up
-	if grep -q "^lo[ \t]*" /proc/net/route ; then
-		ifaces="${ifaces} lo"
+	if ! ${1:-false} ; then
+		if grep -q "^lo[ \t]*" /proc/net/route ; then
+			ifaces="${ifaces} lo"
+		fi
 	fi
-	
+
 	local i order
 	for i in ${ifaces}; do
 		[[ -d "${statedir}/${i}" ]] && order="${order}${i} "
@@ -132,7 +130,7 @@
 		[[ ! -e "${statedir}/${ifaces[i]}/resolv.conf" ]] && unset ifaces[i]
 	done
 	ifaces=( "${ifaces[@]}" )
-	
+
 	# No point merging unless there are two or more interfaces
 	[[ ${#ifaces[@]} -lt 2 ]] && return
 
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@
 		opts[i]=$( sed -n -e 's/^[ \t]*options[ \t]*\([^#]*\).*/\1#/p;' "${f}" | xargs )
 		sortlist[i]=$( sed -n -e 's/^[ \t]*sortlist[ \t]*\([^#]*\).*/\1/p' "${f}" )
 		
-		if [[ -z ${srvs[i]} && -z ${opts[i]} && -z ${sortlist[i]} ]]; then
+		if [[ -z ${srvs[i]} && -z ${opts[i]} && -z ${sortlist[i]} && -z ${search[i]} ]]; then
 			unset srvs[i]
 			unset search[i]
 			unset opts[i]
Index: net-scripts/net.modules.d/pppd
===================================================================
--- /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/pppd	(revision 1614)
+++ net-scripts/net.modules.d/pppd	(working copy)
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 # Returns 1 if pppd is installed, otherwise 0
 pppd_check_installed() {
     if [[ ! -x /usr/sbin/pppd ]]; then
-    ${1:-false} && eerror "For PPP support, emerge net-dialup/ppp"
-    return 1
+	${1:-false} && eerror "For PPP support, emerge net-dialup/ppp"
+	return 1
     fi
     return 0
 }
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
 #
 # Returns 0 (true) when successful, otherwise 1
 pppd_start() {
+    ${IN_BACKGROUND} && return 0
+    
     local iface="$1" ifvar=$( bash_variable "$1" ) opts="" link
     if [[ ${iface%%[0-9]*} != "ppp" ]]; then
         eerror "PPP can only be invoked from net.ppp[0-9]"
@@ -114,8 +116,8 @@
     fi
 
     # PPP requires a link to communicate over - normally a serial port
-    # PPPoE communicates over ethernet
-    # PPPoA communictes over ATM
+    # PPPoE communicates over Ethernet
+    # PPPoA communicates over ATM
     # In all cases, the link needs to be available before we start PPP
     eval link=\"\$\{link_${ifvar}\}\"
     if [[ -z ${link} ]]; then
@@ -142,8 +144,8 @@
     # Load any commandline options
     eval opts=\"\$\{pppd_${ifvar}\[@\]}\"
 
-    # We don't work if unit, no detach or linkname is set.
-    for i in unit nodetach linkname ; do
+    # We don't work with these options set by the user
+    for i in unit nodetach linkname maxfail persist ; do
         if [[ " ${opts} " == *" ${i} "* ]]; then
             eerror "The option \"${i}\" is not allowed"
             return 1
@@ -215,25 +217,39 @@
     #Specialized stuff. Insert here actions particular to connection type (pppoe,pppoa,capi)
     local insert_link_in_opts=1
     if [[ " ${opts} " == *" plugin rp-pppoe.so "* ]]; then
+	if [[ ! -e /proc/net/pppoe ]]; then
+            # Load the pppoe kernel module
+	    if ! modprobe pppoe 2>/dev/null ; then
+		eerror "Your kernel does not support pppoe"
+		return 1
+	    fi
+	fi
+
         # Ensure that the link exists and is up
         interface_exists "${link}" true || return 1
         interface_up "${link}"
 
-        # Load the pppoe kernel module - if this fails, we have to hope
-        # that pppoe support is compiled into the kernel
-        modprobe pppoe 2>/dev/null
+	insert_link_in_opts=0
+    fi
 
-        insert_link_in_opts=0
+    if [[ " ${opts} " == *" plugin pppoatm.so "* ]]; then
+	# Load the kernell pppoa module
+	# AFAIK there is no way of knowing if pppoatm is available via /proc :/
+	modprobe pppoatm 2>/dev/null
     fi
     [[ ${insert_link_in_opts} -eq 0 ]] || opts="${link} ${opts}"
     
     ebegin "Running pppd"
+    [[ " ${opts} " != *" updetach "* ]] && mark_service_inactive "net.${iface}"
     i=$( eval /usr/sbin/pppd ${opts} 2>&1 )
     eend $? "${i}" || return 1
 
     if [[ " ${opts} " == *" updetach "* ]]; then
         local addr=$( interface_get_address "${iface}" )
         einfo "${iface} received address ${addr}"
+    else
+	einfo "Backgrounding ..."
+	exit 0
     fi
 }
 
@@ -244,6 +260,7 @@
 # Returns 0 (true) if no process to kill or it terminates successfully,
 # otherwise non-zero (false)
 pppd_stop() {
+    ${IN_BACKGROUND} && return 0
     local iface="$1" pidfile="/var/run/ppp-$1.pid"
 
     [[ ! -s ${pidfile} ]] && return 0 
Index: net-scripts/net.modules.d/iproute2
===================================================================
--- /lib/rcscripts/net.modules.d/iproute2	(revision 1614)
+++ net-scripts/net.modules.d/iproute2	(working copy)
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@
 
 		# Support net-tools routing too
 		x="${x//gw/via}"
-		x="${x//-A inet6}"
-		x="${x//-net}"
-		[[ " ${x} " == *" -host "* ]] && x="${x//-host} scope host"
+		x="${x//-A inet6/}"
+		x="${x//-net/}"
+		[[ " ${x} " == *" -host "* ]] && x="${x//-host/} scope host"
 
 		# Attempt to support net-tools route netmask option
 		netmask="${x##* netmask }"
@@ -334,6 +334,19 @@
 	return 0
 }
 
+# void iproute2_route_metric(char* interface, int metric)
+#
+# Change all routes for an interface to a given metric
+iproute2_route_metric() {
+	local route
+	ip route | grep " dev $1" | {
+		while read route ; do
+			ip route del ${route}
+			ip route add ${route} metric "$2"
+		done
+	}
+}
+
 # void iproute2_default_route(char* interface, char* gateway_ip, int metric)
 #
 # Force default route to the specified gateway, optionally on