diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
index c08fd69bc8..c384b3e142 100755
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/network/config.sh
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ prepare_interface() {
 	case "$iftype" in
 		bridge)
 			[ -x /usr/sbin/brctl ] && {
-				ifconfig "$iface" up 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
 				ifconfig "br-$config" 2>/dev/null >/dev/null && {
 					$DEBUG brctl addif "br-$config" "$iface"
 					# Bridge existed already. No further processing necesary
@@ -104,6 +103,7 @@ prepare_interface() {
 					# result in another setup_interface() call, so we simply stop processing
 					# the current event at this point.
 				}
+				ifconfig "$iface" up 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
 				return 1
 			}
 		;;
diff --git a/package/broadcom-wl/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-broadcom_wds b/package/broadcom-wl/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-broadcom_wds
index 0f28eedafc..788d69c549 100644
--- a/package/broadcom-wl/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-broadcom_wds
+++ b/package/broadcom-wl/files/etc/hotplug.d/net/20-broadcom_wds
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ setup_broadcom_wds() {
 		[ -z "$network" ] && return
 		
 		config_get addr "$CONFIG_SECTION" bssid
+		addr=$(echo "$addr" | tr 'A-F' 'a-f')
 		[ "$addr" = "$remote" ] && {
 			local cfg="$CONFIG_SECTION"
 			
@@ -28,8 +29,11 @@ setup_broadcom_wds() {
 			config_get key "$cfg" key
 			config_get ssid "$cfg" ssid
 		
-			[ "$encryption" == "psk" ] && \
-			nas4not lan "$iface" up auto aes "$encryption" "$key" "$ssid" 
+			[ "$encryption" != "none" ] && {
+				sleep 1
+				nas4not lan "$iface" up auto aes "$encryption" "$key" "$ssid" 
+			}
+			
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh b/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
index 8b02125822..abfbfb9785 100644
--- a/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
+++ b/package/broadcom-wl/files/lib/wifi/broadcom.sh
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ enable_broadcom() {
 		append vif_post_up "enabled 1" "$N"
 		
 		config_get ifname "$vif" ifname
-		append if_up "ifconfig $ifname up" ";$N"
+		#append if_up "ifconfig $ifname up" ";$N"
 		local net_cfg bridge
 		net_cfg="$(find_net_config "$vif")"
 		[ -z "$net_cfg" ] || {