From 274b8be6c415dfb623f95ca9e4709c9f79836ae9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Lotz <mmlr@mlotz.ch>
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 02:57:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Don't try to auto-configure network interfaces with no link.

We already start watching for link state changes, so as soon as a link
is established the configuration will be triggered.
---
 src/servers/net/AutoconfigLooper.cpp | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/servers/net/AutoconfigLooper.cpp b/src/servers/net/AutoconfigLooper.cpp
index 85bf5a88b0..9942bc70a5 100644
--- a/src/servers/net/AutoconfigLooper.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/net/AutoconfigLooper.cpp
@@ -125,8 +125,12 @@ void
 AutoconfigLooper::_ReadyToRun()
 {
 	start_watching_network(B_WATCH_NETWORK_LINK_CHANGES, this);
-	_ConfigureIPv4();
-	//_ConfigureIPv6();	// TODO: router advertisement and dhcpv6
+
+	BNetworkInterface interface(fDevice.String());
+	if (interface.HasLink()) {
+		_ConfigureIPv4();
+		//_ConfigureIPv6();	// TODO: router advertisement and dhcpv6
+	}
 }