diff --git a/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/.footprint b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/.footprint
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index 000000000..b3e096a09
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+++ b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/.footprint
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+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	etc/
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	etc/udev/
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	etc/udev/rules.d/
+-rw-r--r--	root/root	etc/udev/rules.d/26-crux-netif.rules
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	lib/
+drwxr-xr-x	root/root	lib/udev/
+-rwxr-xr-x	root/root	lib/udev/netif_handler
diff --git a/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/.md5sum b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/.md5sum
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+++ b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/.md5sum
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+7bf9a4d9a27373c7402735fbd3ff1f1f  26-crux-netif.rules
+7e3eef4cd843bf9c4b53b0e2d83abedc  netif_handler
diff --git a/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/26-crux-netif.rules b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/26-crux-netif.rules
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index 000000000..4bd5d2b96
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+++ b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/26-crux-netif.rules
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+# Network hotplugging
+ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="net", ENV{INTERFACE}=="*", RUN+="/lib/udev/netif_handler"
+ACTION=="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="net", ENV{INTERFACE}=="*", RUN+="/lib/udev/netif_handler"
diff --git a/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/Pkgfile b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/Pkgfile
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+++ b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/Pkgfile
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+# Maintainer:  Johannes Winkelmann, jw at smts dot ch
+# Description: udev network interface hotplug handler
+# URL:         http://crux.nu/
+# Depends on:  udev
+
+name=udev-netif-hotplug-handler
+version=1.2
+release=1
+source=(netif_handler 26-crux-netif.rules)
+
+build() {
+    install -m 755 -D netif_handler $PKG/lib/udev/netif_handler
+    install -m 644 -D 26-crux-netif.rules \
+	$PKG/etc/udev/rules.d/26-crux-netif.rules
+}
diff --git a/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/README b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/README
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+This port implements a hotplug handler for network devices, allowing to react
+on hotplug events i.e. to assign an IP.
+
+Once active, a handler script will call
+  /etc/rc.d/net.<ifname> [start|stop]
+where 'ifname' is the name of the interface, i.e. eth0, ath0, usb0 etc.
diff --git a/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/netif_handler b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/netif_handler
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+++ b/udev-netif-hotplug-handler/netif_handler
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+#!/bin/bash
+# udev network interface starter
+# adapted from 
+#   http://linuxfromscratch.org/pipermail/cross-lfs/2006-January/001042.html
+#
+# Johannes Winkelmann, jw at smts dot ch
+
+version=1.2
+DEBUG=no
+
+log() {
+    logger $*
+}
+debug() {
+    if [ x"$DEBUG" = "xyes" ]; then
+        log $*
+    fi
+}
+
+
+# validate $INTERFACE
+case "$INTERFACE" in
+    "")
+        debug_log "$call: empty device; exiting" 
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    ppp*|ippp*|isdn*|plip*|lo*|irda*|dummy*|ipsec*|tun*|tap*)
+        debug_log "assuming $INTERFACE is already up"
+        exit 0
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# valid interface, try calling the appropriate handler
+call=`basename $0`
+if [ ! -f /etc/rc.d/net.$INTERFACE ]; then
+    debug_log "$call: not found: /etc/rc.d/net.$INTERFACE"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ "$ACTION" = "add" ]; then
+    command=start
+else
+    command=stop
+fi
+
+/etc/rc.d/net.$INTERFACE $command
+log "$call $INTERFACE $command"