--- linux-2.6.17.orig/drivers/net/via-velocity.c	2006-06-18 02:49:35.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.17.new/drivers/net/via-velocity.c		2006-06-22 22:06:19.415515133 +0100
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@
 static void velocity_free_tx_buf(struct velocity_info *vptr, struct velocity_td_info *);
 static int velocity_soft_reset(struct velocity_info *vptr);
 static void mii_init(struct velocity_info *vptr, u32 mii_status);
+static u32 velocity_get_link(struct net_device *dev);
 static u32 velocity_get_opt_media_mode(struct velocity_info *vptr);
 static void velocity_print_link_status(struct velocity_info *vptr);
 static void safe_disable_mii_autopoll(struct mac_regs __iomem * regs);
@@ -798,6 +799,9 @@
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_iounmap;
 
+	if (velocity_get_link(dev))
+		netif_carrier_off(dev);
+
 	velocity_print_info(vptr);
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 	
@@ -1653,8 +1657,10 @@
 
 		if (linked) {
 			vptr->mii_status &= ~VELOCITY_LINK_FAIL;
+			netif_carrier_on(vptr->dev);
 		} else {
 			vptr->mii_status |= VELOCITY_LINK_FAIL;
+			netif_carrier_off(vptr->dev);
 		}
 
 		velocity_print_link_status(vptr);