diff --git a/make/rootfs.mk b/make/rootfs.mk
index dea2ea94..63b2ddff 100644
--- a/make/rootfs.mk
+++ b/make/rootfs.mk
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ endif
 		ln -sf fstab K99fstab; \
 		ln -sf fstab S01fstab; \
 		ln -sf syslogd K98syslogd; \
+		ln -sf networking K99networking; \
 		ln -sf crond S55crond; \
 		ln -sf crond K55crond; \
 		ln -sf inetd S53inetd; \
diff --git a/skel-root/armbox/hd51/etc/init.d/networking b/skel-root/armbox/hd51/etc/init.d/networking
index f1bd2ebd..885f71f4 100755
--- a/skel-root/armbox/hd51/etc/init.d/networking
+++ b/skel-root/armbox/hd51/etc/init.d/networking
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 case "$1" in
 	start)
 		SHOWINFO "Configuring network ... "
-		ifup -a
+		ifup -a -f
 	;;
 	stop)
 		SHOWINFO "Deconfiguring network ... "
diff --git a/skel-root/coolstream/hd1/etc/init.d/networking b/skel-root/coolstream/hd1/etc/init.d/networking
index b227c5fc..03c60af4 100755
--- a/skel-root/coolstream/hd1/etc/init.d/networking
+++ b/skel-root/coolstream/hd1/etc/init.d/networking
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 case "$1" in
 	start)
 		SHOWINFO "Configuring network ..."
-		ifup -a
+		ifup -a -f
 		if type ifplugd >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 			SHOWINFO "Starting ifplugd ..."
 			ifplugd -F -p -q
diff --git a/skel-root/coolstream/hd2/etc/init.d/networking b/skel-root/coolstream/hd2/etc/init.d/networking
index f1bd2ebd..885f71f4 100755
--- a/skel-root/coolstream/hd2/etc/init.d/networking
+++ b/skel-root/coolstream/hd2/etc/init.d/networking
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 case "$1" in
 	start)
 		SHOWINFO "Configuring network ... "
-		ifup -a
+		ifup -a -f
 	;;
 	stop)
 		SHOWINFO "Deconfiguring network ... "