start)
    [ "$EUID" != "0" ] && exit 4
    rc=0
    # IPv6 hook (pre IPv4 start)
    if [ -x /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/init.ipv6-global ]; then
        /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/init.ipv6-global start pre
    fi

    apply_sysctl

    # bring up loopback interface
    action $"Bringing up loopback interface: " ./ifup ifcfg-lo

    case "$VLAN" in
      yes)
        if [ ! -d /proc/net/vlan ] && ! modprobe 8021q >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
        net_log $"No 802.1Q VLAN support available in kernel."
        fi
        ;;
    esac

    vlaninterfaces=""
    xdslinterfaces=""
    bridgeinterfaces=""

    # bring up all other interfaces configured to come up at boot time
    for i in $interfaces; do
        unset DEVICE TYPE SLAVE
        eval $(LANG=C fgrep "DEVICE=" ifcfg-$i)
        eval $(LANG=C fgrep "TYPE=" ifcfg-$i)
        eval $(LANG=C fgrep "SLAVE=" ifcfg-$i)

        if [ -z "$DEVICE" ] ; then DEVICE="$i"; fi

        if [ "$SLAVE" = "yes" ]; then
            continue
        fi

        if [ "$TYPE" = "xDSL" ]; then
                xdslinterfaces="$xdslinterfaces $i"
            continue
        fi

        if [ "$TYPE" = "Bridge" ]; then
                bridgeinterfaces="$bridgeinterfaces $i"
            continue
        fi

        if [ "${DEVICE%%.*}" != "$DEVICE"  -o  "${DEVICE##vlan}" != "$DEVICE" ] ; then
            vlaninterfaces="$vlaninterfaces $i"
            continue
        fi

        if LANG=C egrep -L "^ONBOOT=['\"]?[Nn][Oo]['\"]?" ifcfg-$i > /dev/null ; then
                # this loads the module, to preserve ordering
            is_available $i
            continue
        fi
        # If we're in confirmation mode, get user confirmation.
        if [ -f /var/run/confirm ]; then
            confirm $i
            test $? = 1 && continue
        fi
        action $"Bringing up interface $i: " ./ifup $i boot
        [ $? -ne 0 ] && rc=1
    done

    # Bring up xDSL and VPN interfaces
    for i in $vlaninterfaces $bridgeinterfaces $xdslinterfaces ; do
            if ! LANG=C egrep -L "^ONBOOT=['\"]?[Nn][Oo]['\"]?" ifcfg-$i >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
        # If we're in confirmation mode, get user confirmation.
        if [ -f /var/run/confirm ]; then
            confirm $i
            test $? = 1 && continue
        fi
        action $"Bringing up interface $i: " ./ifup $i boot
        [ $? -ne 0 ] && rc=1
        fi
        done

    # Add non interface-specific static-routes.
    if [ -f /etc/sysconfig/static-routes ]; then
       grep "^any" /etc/sysconfig/static-routes | while read ignore args ; do
              /sbin/route add -$args
       done
    fi
    # Add non interface-specific static arp entries.
    if [ -f /etc/ethers ]; then
        /sbin/arp -f /etc/ethers
    fi

    # IPv6 hook (post IPv4 start)
    if [ -x /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/init.ipv6-global ]; then
        /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/init.ipv6-global start post
    fi
    # Run this again to catch any interface-specific actions
    apply_sysctl

        touch /var/lock/subsys/network

    [ -n "${NETWORKDELAY}" ] && /bin/sleep ${NETWORKDELAY}
        ;;