--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Start the network....
+#
+
+# Debian ifupdown needs the /run/network lock directory
+mkdir -p /run/network
+
+case "$1" in
+ start)
+ echo "Starting network..."
+ /sbin/ifup -a
+ ;;
+ stop)
+ echo -n "Stopping network..."
+ /sbin/ifdown -a
+ ;;
+ restart|reload)
+ "$0" stop
+ "$0" start
+ ;;
+ *)
+ echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+ exit 1
+esac
+
+exit $?
+