diff --git a/etc/init.d/ifup b/etc/init.d/ifup
index 1391e87..65362d3 100644
--- a/etc/init.d/ifup
+++ b/etc/init.d/ifup
@@ -111,22 +111,27 @@ case "$1" in
 	  ifconfig $DEVNAME up
 	  WAITTIME=7
 	  ZAHLER=0
-	  while [ ${ZAHLER} -le ${WAITTIME} ]; do
-		  if [ ! `ethtool $DEVNAME|grep Link|awk '{print $3}'` == "yes" ]; then
-			  (( ZAHLER++ ))
-		  else
-			  break
-		  fi
-		  sleep 1
-	  done
-          if [ "`ethtool $DEVNAME|grep Link|awk '{print $3}'`" == "yes" ]; then
-          /sbin/if_up $DEVNAME
-	  touch /var/run/net_up
-        fi
-        else
-          /sbin/if_up $DEVNAME
-	  touch /var/run/net_up
-        fi
+	  if ! ethtool $DEVNAME|grep -q "No data available"; then
+	  	while [ ${ZAHLER} -le ${WAITTIME} ]; do
+		  	if [ ! `ethtool $DEVNAME|grep Link|awk '{print $3}'` == "yes" ]; then
+			  	(( ZAHLER++ ))
+		  	else
+			  	break
+		  	fi
+		  	sleep 1
+	  	done
+		if [ `ethtool $DEVNAME|grep Link|awk '{print $3}'` == "yes" ]; then
+       			/sbin/if_up $DEVNAME
+  			touch /var/run/net_up
+		fi
+	  else
+	  	/sbin/if_up $DEVNAME
+		touch /var/run/net_up
+	  fi
+	else
+       		/sbin/if_up $DEVNAME
+  		touch /var/run/net_up
+	fi
       done
       if [ ! -f /var/run/net_up ] && [ -f /etc/nsswitch.default ]; then
       	cp /etc/nsswitch.files /etc/nsswitch.conf