--- ./debian/ifupdown.sh.orig
+++ ./debian/ifupdown.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
                          ${OVS_EXTRA+-- $OVS_EXTRA}
 
                 if [ ! -z "${IF_OVS_PORTS}" ]; then
-                    ifup --allow="${IFACE}" ${IF_OVS_PORTS}
+#                    ifup --allow="${IFACE}" ${IF_OVS_PORTS}
+                    ifup  ${IF_OVS_PORTS}
                 fi
                 ;;
         OVSPort)
@@ -46,24 +47,24 @@
                     "${IFACE}" ${IF_OVS_OPTIONS} \
                     ${OVS_EXTRA+-- $OVS_EXTRA}
 
-                ifconfig "${IFACE}" up
+                ip link set dev "${IFACE}" up
                 ;;
         OVSIntPort)
                 ovs_vsctl -- --may-exist add-port "${IF_OVS_BRIDGE}"\
                     "${IFACE}" ${IF_OVS_OPTIONS} -- set Interface "${IFACE}"\
                     type=internal ${OVS_EXTRA+-- $OVS_EXTRA}
 
-                ifconfig "${IFACE}" up
+		ip link set dev "${IFACE}" up
                 ;;
         OVSBond)
                 ovs_vsctl -- --fake-iface add-bond "${IF_OVS_BRIDGE}"\
                     "${IFACE}" ${IF_OVS_BONDS} ${IF_OVS_OPTIONS} \
                     ${OVS_EXTRA+-- $OVS_EXTRA}
 
-                ifconfig "${IFACE}" up
+                ip link set dev "${IFACE}" up
                 for slave in ${IF_OVS_BONDS}
                 do
-                    ifconfig "${slave}" up
+                    ip link set dev "${slave}" up
                 done
                 ;;
         OVSTunnel)
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@
     case "${IF_OVS_TYPE}" in
         OVSBridge)
                 if [ ! -z "${IF_OVS_PORTS}" ]; then
-                    ifdown --allow="${IFACE}" ${IF_OVS_PORTS}
+#                    ifdown --allow="${IFACE}" ${IF_OVS_PORTS}
+                    ifdown ${IF_OVS_PORTS}
                 fi
 
                 ovs_vsctl -- --if-exists del-br "${IFACE}"