1 files changed, 1 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/network b/network
index 494a11f..14774e3 100755
--- a/network
+++ b/network
@@ -23,24 +23,9 @@ deprecated() {
 	printf "  connection, or use a utility such as netcfg.\n"
 }
 
-have_interface() {
-	if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
-		printf "\n${C_FAIL}Error:${C_CLEAR} \`interface' is undefined in /etc/rc.conf\n"
-		return 1
-	fi
-
-	if [[ ! -d /sys/class/net/$1 ]]; then
-		printf "\n${C_FAIL}Error:${C_CLEAR} unknown interface in /etc/rc.conf: \`%s'\n" "$1"
-		return 1
-	fi
-}
-
 network_up() {
-	have_interface "$interface" || return 1
-
-	ip link set dev $interface up || return 1
-
 	if [[ $address ]]; then
+		ip link set dev $interface up || return 1
 		ip addr add $address/${netmask:-24} broadcast ${broadcast:-+} dev $interface || return 1
 		[[ $gateway ]] && { ip route add default via $gateway || return 1; }
 	else