--- embedtools/src/get1steth.c	2013/01/18 12:58:14	1.4
+++ 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 2013/01/18 12:58:14 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
+Copyright 2004 - 2014
 	by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>.  All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ int Verbose;
 extern char compiled[], compiledby[], compilehost[];
 
 
-static void Usage()
+static void
+Usage()
 {
 	printf("-= GET_FIRST_ETHERNET =- Get First Ethernet Interface tool\n"
 		"=== %s === %s@%s ===\n\n"
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ static void Usage()
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_KLDNEXT
-static int kldLoad()
+static int
+kldLoad()
 {
 	struct module_stat mstat;
 	register int i, j;
@@ -93,7 +95,8 @@ static int kldLoad()
 
 // -------------------------------
 
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
+int
+main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	char ch, GetOnly = 0;
 	struct ifaddrs *ifa, *ifp;
@@ -184,20 +187,33 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		VERB(3) syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "VLAN module ... %s\n", s ? "Loaded" : "Already loaded");
 #endif
 
-	// create vlan
+	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);
 	vlr.vlr_tag = MGMT_VTAG;
 
 	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
@@ -211,7 +227,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	memset(&ifra, 0, sizeof ifra);
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__)
-	// rename iface
+	/* rename iface */
 	VERB(2) syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Info:: Created interface=%s\n", MGMT_IFACE);
 	ifr.ifr_data = MGMT_NAME;
 	if (errno != EEXIST && ioctl(s, SIOCSIFNAME, &ifr) == -1) {
@@ -226,7 +242,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	strlcpy(ifra.ifra_name, MGMT_IFACE, IFNAMSIZ);
 #endif
 
-	// assign address & up
+	/* assign address & up */
 	sin = (struct sockaddr_in*) &ifra.ifra_addr;
 	sin->sin_len = sizeof ifra.ifra_addr;
 	sin->sin_family = AF_INET;