diff --git a/networking/ifupdown.c b/networking/ifupdown.c
index bae9f4ea4..afeec363a 100644
--- a/networking/ifupdown.c
+++ b/networking/ifupdown.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static int loopback_up6(struct interface_defn_t *ifd, execfn *exec)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
 	int result;
-	result =execute("ip addr add ::1 dev %iface% label %label%", ifd, exec);
+	result =execute("ip addr add ::1 dev %iface%", ifd, exec);
 	result += execute("ip link set %iface% up", ifd, exec);
 	return( result);
 #else
@@ -409,8 +409,8 @@ static int static_up6(struct interface_defn_t *ifd, execfn *exec)
 {
 	int result;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
-	result = execute("ip addr add %address%/%netmask% dev %iface% label %label%", ifd, exec);
-	result += execute("ip link set %iface% up", ifd, exec);
+	result = execute("ip addr add %address%/%netmask% dev %iface% [[label %label%]]", ifd, exec);
+	result += execute("ip link set [[mtu %mtu%]] [[address %hwaddress%]] %iface% up", ifd, exec);
 	result += execute("[[ ip route add ::/0 via %gateway% ]]", ifd, exec);
 #else
 	result = execute("ifconfig %iface% [[media %media%]] [[hw %hwaddress%]] [[mtu %mtu%]] up", ifd, exec);
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static int loopback_up(struct interface_defn_t *ifd, execfn *exec)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
 	int result;
-	result = execute("ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 dev %iface% label %label%", ifd, exec);
+	result = execute("ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 dev %iface%", ifd, exec);
 	result += execute("ip link set %iface% up", ifd, exec);
 	return(result);
 #else
@@ -492,8 +492,8 @@ static int static_up(struct interface_defn_t *ifd, execfn *exec)
 	int result;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
 	result = execute("ip addr add %address%/%bnmask% [[broadcast %broadcast%]] "
-			"dev %iface% label %label%", ifd, exec);
-	result += execute("ip link set %iface% up", ifd, exec);
+			"dev %iface% [[peer %pointopoint%]] [[label %label%]]", ifd, exec);
+	result += execute("ip link set [[mtu %mtu%]] [[address %hwaddress%]] %iface% up", ifd, exec);
 	result += execute("[[ ip route add default via %gateway% dev %iface% ]]", ifd, exec);
 #else
 	result = execute("ifconfig %iface% %address% netmask %netmask% "
@@ -569,7 +569,11 @@ static int bootp_up(struct interface_defn_t *ifd, execfn *exec)
 
 static int bootp_down(struct interface_defn_t *ifd, execfn *exec)
 {
-	return( execute("ifconfig down %iface%", ifd, exec));
+#ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IFUPDOWN_IP
+	return(execute("ip link set %iface% down", ifd, exec));
+#else
+	return(execute("ifconfig %iface% down", ifd, exec));
+#endif
 }
 
 static int ppp_up(struct interface_defn_t *ifd, execfn *exec)