diff --git a/root/etc/functions.sh b/root/etc/functions.sh
index 155e30be33..79db1dad3a 100755
--- a/root/etc/functions.sh
+++ b/root/etc/functions.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if_valid () (
     hwaddr=$(nvram_get ${hwname}macaddr)
     [ -z "$hwaddr" ] && return 1
 
-    vif=$(ifconfig -a | awk '{IGNORECASE=1} /^eth.*'$hwaddr'/ {print $1; exit}')
+    vif=$(ifconfig -a | awk '/^eth.*'$hwaddr'/ {print $1; exit}' IGNORECASE=1)
     debug "# vlan$i: $hwname $hwaddr => $vif"
 
     $DEBUG ifconfig $vif up
@@ -24,89 +24,3 @@ if_valid () (
   }
   ifconfig "$1" >/dev/null 2>&1 || [ "${1%%[0-9]}" = "br" ]
 )
-
-wifi () (
-  debug "### wifi $1 ###"
-  if=$(awk 'gsub(":","") {print $1}' /proc/net/wireless)
-  $DEBUG wlconf $if $1
-)
-
-ifup () (
-  type=$1
-  debug "### ifup $type ###"
-
-  if=$(nvram_get ${type}_ifname)
-  if [ "${if%%[0-9]}" = "ppp" ]; then
-    if=$(nvram_get pppoe_ifname)
-  fi
-
-  if_valid $if || return
-
-  $DEBUG ifconfig $if down
-  if [ "${if%%[0-9]}" = "br" ]; then
-    stp=$(nvram_get ${type}_stp)
-    $DEBUG brctl delbr $if
-    $DEBUG brctl addbr $if
-    $DEBUG brctl setfd $if 0
-    $DEBUG brctl stp $if ${stp:-0}
-    if_list=$(nvram_get ${type}_ifnames)
-    for sif in $if_list; do {
-      if_valid $sif || continue
-      $DEBUG ifconfig $sif 0.0.0.0 up
-      $DEBUG brctl addif $if $sif
-    } done
-  fi
-
-  if_mac=$(nvram_get ${type}_hwaddr)
-  ${if_mac:+$DEBUG ifconfig $if hw ether $if_mac}
-
-  if_proto=$(nvram_get ${type}_proto)
-  case "$if_proto" in
-    static)
-      if_ip=$(nvram_get ${type}_ipaddr)
-      if_netmask=$(nvram_get ${type}_netmask)
-      if_gateway=$(nvram_get ${type}_gateway)
-
-      $DEBUG ifconfig $if $if_ip ${if_netmask:+netmask $if_netmask} broadcast + up
-      ${if_gateway:+$DEBUG route add default gw $if_gateway}
-
-      [ -f /etc/resolv.conf ] && return
-
-      debug "# --- creating /etc/resolv.conf ---"
-      for dns in $(nvram_get ${type}_dns); do {
-	echo "nameserver $dns" >> /etc/resolv.conf
-      } done
-    ;;
-    dhcp)
-      pidfile=/tmp/dhcp-${type}.pid
-      if [ -f $pidfile ]; then
-        $DEBUG kill $(cat $pidfile)
-      fi
-      ${DEBUG:-eval} "udhcpc -i $if -b -p $pidfile &" 
-    ;;
-    pppoe)
-      if_username=$(nvram_get ppp_username)
-      if_password=$(nvram_get ppp_passwd)
-      if_redial=$(nvram_get ppp_redialperiod)
-      if_idletime=$(nvram_get ppp_idletime)
-      if_mtu=$(nvram_get wan_mtu)
-
-      $DEBUG ifconfig $if 0.0.0.0 up
-
-      $DEBUG /sbin/pppoecd $if -u $if_username -p $if_password \
-        -i 0 -I $if_redial -T $if_idletime -t $if_mtu -k
-    ;;
-    *)
-      echo "### WARNING $if: $if_proto is not supported"
-    ;;
-  esac
-)
-
-ifdown () (
-  type=$1
-  debug "### ifdown $type ###"
-  if=$(nvram_get ${type}_ifname)
-  if_valid $if || return
-  kill $(cat /var/run/${if}.pid 2>-) 2>-
-  $DEBUG ifconfig $if down
-)
diff --git a/root/etc/init.d/S10boot b/root/etc/init.d/S10boot
index c7c9ba2569..11bc31b1bc 100755
--- a/root/etc/init.d/S10boot
+++ b/root/etc/init.d/S10boot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ mkdir -p /var/run
 [ "$(nvram get il0macaddr)" = "00:90:4c:5f:00:2a" ] && {
   # force unique wireless mac
   nvram set il0macaddr=$(nvram get et0macaddr|
-  awk -F ":" '{for(x=6,y=2;x;x--){y+=int("0x"$x);$x=sprintf("%02x",y%256);y/=256}gsub(" ",":");print}')
+  awk '{OFS=FS=":";for(x=6,y=2;x;x--){$x=sprintf("%02x",(y+="0x"$x)%256);y/=256}print}')
 }
 
 insmod et
diff --git a/root/etc/preinit b/root/etc/preinit
index 25fedc1e68..1054282e8f 100755
--- a/root/etc/preinit
+++ b/root/etc/preinit
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ if /sbin/resetmon ; then
   pivot_root /jffs /jffs/rom
   mount none /dev -t devfs
   mount none /proc -t proc
-  umount rom/proc
-  umount rom/dev
+  umount rom/proc rom/dev
 else
   export FAILSAFE=true
 fi
diff --git a/root/sbin/ifdown b/root/sbin/ifdown
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d1d19b0333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/sbin/ifdown
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/ash
+. /etc/functions.sh
+  type=$1
+  debug "### ifdown $type ###"
+  if=$(nvram_get ${type}_ifname)
+  if_valid $if || return
+  kill $(cat /var/run/${if}.pid 2>-) 2>-
+  $DEBUG ifconfig $if down
diff --git a/root/sbin/ifup b/root/sbin/ifup
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..75ce15684c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/sbin/ifup
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#!/bin/ash
+. /etc/functions.sh
+  type=$1
+  debug "### ifup $type ###"
+
+  if=$(nvram_get ${type}_ifname)
+  if [ "${if%%[0-9]}" = "ppp" ]; then
+    if=$(nvram_get pppoe_ifname)
+  fi
+
+  if_valid $if || return
+
+  $DEBUG ifconfig $if down
+  if [ "${if%%[0-9]}" = "br" ]; then
+    stp=$(nvram_get ${type}_stp)
+    $DEBUG brctl delbr $if
+    $DEBUG brctl addbr $if
+    $DEBUG brctl setfd $if 0
+    $DEBUG brctl stp $if ${stp:-0}
+    for sif in $(nvram_get ${type}_ifnames); do {
+      if_valid $sif || continue
+      $DEBUG ifconfig $sif 0.0.0.0 up
+      $DEBUG brctl addif $if $sif
+    } done
+  fi
+
+  mac=$(nvram_get ${type}_hwaddr)
+  ${mac:+$DEBUG ifconfig $if hw ether $mac}
+
+  if_proto=$(nvram_get ${type}_proto)
+  case "$if_proto" in
+    static)
+      ip=$(nvram_get ${type}_ipaddr)
+      netmask=$(nvram_get ${type}_netmask)
+      gateway=$(nvram_get ${type}_gateway)
+
+      $DEBUG ifconfig $if $if_ip ${netmask:+netmask $netmask} broadcast + up
+      ${gateway:+$DEBUG route add default gw $gateway}
+
+      [ -f /etc/resolv.conf ] && return
+
+      debug "# --- creating /etc/resolv.conf ---"
+      for dns in $(nvram_get ${type}_dns); do {
+	echo "nameserver $dns" >> /etc/resolv.conf
+      } done
+    ;;
+    dhcp)
+      pidfile=/tmp/dhcp-${type}.pid
+      if [ -f $pidfile ]; then
+        $DEBUG kill $(cat $pidfile)
+      fi
+      ${DEBUG:-eval} "udhcpc -i $if -b -p $pidfile &" 
+    ;;
+    pppoe)
+      username=$(nvram_get ppp_username)
+      password=$(nvram_get ppp_passwd)
+      redial=$(nvram_get ppp_redialperiod)
+      idletime=$(nvram_get ppp_idletime)
+      mtu=$(nvram_get wan_mtu)
+
+      $DEBUG ifconfig $if 0.0.0.0 up
+
+      $DEBUG /sbin/pppoecd $if -u $username -p $password \
+        -i 0 -I $redial -T $idletime -t $mtu -k
+    ;;
+    none)
+    ;;
+    *)
+      echo "### WARNING $if: $if_proto is not supported"
+    ;;
+  esac
diff --git a/root/sbin/wifi b/root/sbin/wifi
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..b63912ddf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root/sbin/wifi
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/ash
+  debug "### wifi $1 ###"
+  if=$(awk 'sub(":","") {print $1}' /proc/net/wireless)
+  $DEBUG wlconf $if $1