--- drivers/net/eepro100.c.orig	Mon Jul  2 14:03:04 2001
+++ drivers/net/eepro100.c	Fri Jul 20 13:28:20 2001
@@ -976,6 +976,11 @@
 	if ((sp->phy[0] & 0x8000) == 0)
 		sp->advertising = mdio_read(ioaddr, sp->phy[0] & 0x1f, 4);
 
+	if (mdio_read(ioaddr, sp->phy[0], 1) & 0x0004)
+		netif_carrier_on(dev);
+	else
+		netif_carrier_off(dev);
+
 	if (speedo_debug > 2) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Done speedo_open(), status %8.8x.\n",
 			   dev->name, inw(ioaddr + SCBStatus));
@@ -1088,9 +1093,9 @@
 			mdio_read(ioaddr, phy_num, 1);
 			/* If link beat has returned... */
 			if (mdio_read(ioaddr, phy_num, 1) & 0x0004)
-				dev->flags |= IFF_RUNNING;
+				netif_carrier_on(dev);
 			else
-				dev->flags &= ~IFF_RUNNING;
+				netif_carrier_off(dev);
 		}
 	}
 	if (speedo_debug > 3) {