diff -urN rc-scripts-0.3.1.org/rc.d/init.d/functions.network rc-scripts-0.3.1/rc.d/init.d/functions.network
--- rc-scripts-0.3.1.org/rc.d/init.d/functions.network	Wed Aug  7 19:51:25 2002
+++ rc-scripts-0.3.1/rc.d/init.d/functions.network	Wed Aug  7 20:06:10 2002
@@ -361,6 +361,13 @@
 fi
 }
 
+is_wireless_device () {
+    if [ -x /sbin/iwconfig ]; then
+        LC_ALL=C iwconfig "${1}" 2>&1 | grep -q "no wireless extensions" || return 0
+    fi
+    return 1
+}
+
 #
 # following function sets up routes not associated to any device
 # eg. unreachable or blackhole routes
diff -urN rc-scripts-0.3.1.org/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup rc-scripts-0.3.1/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
--- rc-scripts-0.3.1.org/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup	Wed Aug  7 19:51:25 2002
+++ rc-scripts-0.3.1/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup	Wed Aug  7 19:53:10 2002
@@ -104,6 +104,42 @@
 if is_yes "${IPV6_NETWORKING}" && is_yes "${IPV6_DISABLE_AUTOCONF}"; then
 	run_cmd "Disabling IPv6 autoconfiguration" sysctl -w net.ipv6.conf.${DEVICE}=0
 fi
+
+if is_wireless_device "${DEVICE}"; then
+    [ -z "${WLAN_NICKNAME}" ] && WLAN_NICKNAME="$(hostname -f)"
+
+    # wlan mode needs to be first
+    [ -n "${WLAN_MODE}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} mode ${WLAN_MODE}
+    iwconfig ${DEVICE} nickname ${WLAN_NICKNAME}
+    [ -n "${WLAN_ESSID}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} essid ${WLAN_ESSID}
+    [ -n "${WLAN_NWID}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} nwid ${WLAN_NWID}
+    if [ -n "${WLAN_FREQ}" -a "${WLAN_MODE}" != "Managed" ] ; then
+        iwconfig ${DEVICE} freq ${WLAN_FREQ}
+    elif [ -n "${WLAN_CHANNEL}" -a "${WLAN_MODE}" != "Managed" ]; then
+        iwconfig ${DEVICE} channel ${WLAN_CHANNEL}
+    fi
+    [ -n "${WLAN_SENS}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} sens ${WLAN_SENS}
+    [ -n "${WLAN_AP}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} ap ${WLAN_AP}
+    [ -n "${WLAN_BITRATE}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} rate ${WLAN_BITRATE}
+    [ -n "${WLAN_RTS_THRESHOLD}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} rts ${WLAN_RTS_THRESHOLD}
+    [ -n "${WLAN_FRAGMENTATION_THRESHOLD}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} frag ${WLAN_FRAGMENTATION_THRESHOLD}
+    if [ -n "${WLAN_KEY}" ]; then
+        iwconfig ${DEVICE} key ${WLAN_KEY}
+        [ -n "${WLAN_ENCRYPTION}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} key ${WLAN_ENCRYPTION}
+    fi
+    if is_no "${WLAN_ENCRYPTION}"; then
+        iwconfig ${DEVICE} key off
+    fi
+    [ -n "${WLAN_POWER}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} ${WLAN_POWER}
+    [ -n "${WLAN_TXPOWER}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} ${WLAN_TXPOWER}
+    [ -n "${WLAN_RETRY}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} ${WLAN_RETRY}
+    if is_yes "${WLAN_COMMIT}"; then
+        iwconfig ${DEVICE} commit
+    fi
+    [ -n "${WLAN_NWID}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} nwid ${WLAN_NWID}
+    # essid should be last due to netowork rescanning by wlan devices
+    [ -n "${WLAN_ESSID}" ] && iwconfig ${DEVICE} essid ${WLAN_ESSID}
+fi
 	
 if [ "$HANDLING" = "2" ]; then
 	exit 0