--- embedtools/src/get1steth.c	2013/10/14 07:11:04	1.4.2.1
+++ embedtools/src/get1steth.c	2014/01/30 01:03:23	1.4.2.3
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *  by Michael Pounov <misho@aitbg.com>
  *
  * $Author: misho $
- * $Id: get1steth.c,v 1.4.2.1 2013/10/14 07:11:04 misho Exp $
+ * $Id: get1steth.c,v 1.4.2.3 2014/01/30 01:03:23 misho Exp $
  *
  *************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ terms:
 All of the documentation and software included in the ELWIX and AITNET
 Releases is copyrighted by ELWIX - Sofia/Bulgaria <info@elwix.org>
 
-Copyright 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
+Copyright 2004 - 2014
 	by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>.  All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -186,8 +186,26 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	} else
 		VERB(3) syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "VLAN module ... %s\n", s ? "Loaded" : "Already loaded");
 #endif
+
+	s = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+	if (-1 == s) {
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "Error:: socket(INET) #%d - %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+		closelog();
+		return 2;
+	}
+
 	/* up parent interface */
+	memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof ifr);
+	strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, szIface, IFNAMSIZ);
+	ifr.ifr_flags |= IFF_UP;
 
+	if (ioctl(s, SIOCSIFFLAGS, &ifr) == -1 && errno != EEXIST) {
+		syslog(LOG_ERR, "Error:: UP interface=%s ioctl(SIOCSIFFLAGS) #%d - %s\n", 
+				szIface, errno, strerror(errno));
+		close(s);
+		return 2;
+	}
+
 	/* create vlan */
 	memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof ifr);
 	strlcpy(vlr.vlr_parent, szIface, IFNAMSIZ);
@@ -196,12 +214,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, MGMT_IFACE, IFNAMSIZ);
 	ifr.ifr_data = (void *) &vlr;
 
-	s = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-	if (-1 == s) {
-		syslog(LOG_ERR, "Error:: socket(INET) #%d - %s\n", errno, strerror(errno));
-		closelog();
-		return 2;
-	}
 #ifdef SIOCIFCREATE2
 	if (ioctl(s, SIOCIFCREATE2, &ifr) == -1 && errno != EEXIST) {
 #else