diff -uNr rc-scripts-0.4.1.0.orig/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup rc-scripts-0.4.1.0/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup
--- rc-scripts-0.4.1.0.orig/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup	2006-08-31 09:53:06.000000000 +0000
+++ rc-scripts-0.4.1.0/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup	2006-10-07 03:14:56.000000000 +0000
@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@
 	exit 0
 fi
 
+if  [ -z "$SLEEP_SCAN_INT" ]; then
+	SLEEP_SCAN_INT=0
+fi
+
 if [ -n "$MACADDR" ]; then
-	ip link set ${DEVICE} address ${MACADDR}
+	ip link set ${DEVICE} address ${MACADDR} && sleep ${SLEEP_SCAN_INT}
 fi
 
 ip link set ${DEVICE} multicast ${MULTICAST} ${ARP} down