--- network.0	2009-10-16 09:27:11.481558619 -0500
+++ network	2009-10-17 23:13:41.831411877 -0500
@@ -172,6 +172,15 @@
 					/usr/sbin/brctl addif $br $brif || error=1
 				fi
 			done
+			eval brcontrol="\$control_${br}"
+			if [ -n "${brcontrol}" ]; then
+				if brctl ${brcontrol}; then
+					true
+				else
+					echo brctl control_${br}=\"${brcontrol}\" \<-- invalid control statement
+					error=1
+				fi
+			fi
 		fi
 	done
 }