diff --git a/rc.d/net-auto-wired b/rc.d/net-auto-wired
index 9493857..21f487d 100755
--- a/rc.d/net-auto-wired
+++ b/rc.d/net-auto-wired
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 . /etc/rc.conf
 . /etc/rc.d/functions
+. /usr/lib/network/globals
 . /etc/conf.d/netcfg
 
 if [[ ! -x /usr/sbin/ifplugd ]]; then
@@ -9,6 +10,12 @@ if [[ ! -x /usr/sbin/ifplugd ]]; then
    exit 1
 fi  
 
+if [ -z "${WIRED_INTERFACE}" ]; then
+  echo "No interface name set. Add to /etc/conf.d/netcfg a line"
+  echo "  WIRED_INTERFACE=\"your_interface\""
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 CFG=/etc/ifplugd/ifplugd.conf
 ACTION=/etc/ifplugd/netcfg.action
 PIDFILE=/var/run/ifplugd.$WIRED_INTERFACE.pid
@@ -19,35 +26,40 @@ PIDFILE=/var/run/ifplugd.$WIRED_INTERFACE.pid
 
 case "$1" in
   start)
+    if ! ck_daemon net-auto-wired; then
+      exit_stderr "net-auto-wired has already been started: try \"/etc/rc.d/net-auto-wired restart\""
+    fi
     stat_busy "Starting netcfg auto-wired mode for interface ${WIRED_INTERFACE}"
     A="`eval echo \$\{ARGS_${WIRED_INTERFACE}\}`"
     [ -z "$A" ] && A="$ARGS"
     [ -z "$PID" ] && /usr/sbin/ifplugd -i $WIRED_INTERFACE -r $ACTION $A
     # ifplugd may return non-zero, but still succeed if -w is passed, as default in upstream config.
     sleep 1
-    if [[ ! -f $PIDFILE ]]; then
-      stat_fail
-    else
+    if [[ -f $PIDFILE ]]; then
       add_daemon net-auto-wired
       stat_done
+    else
+      stat_fail
     fi
     ;;
   stop)
-    stat_busy "Stopping netcfg auto-wired mode for interface ${WIRED_INTERFACE}"
-    [ -n "$PID" ] && /usr/sbin/ifplugd -k -i $WIRED_INTERFACE -r $ACTION
-    if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then
-      stat_fail
-    else
-      rm_daemon net-auto-wired
-      stat_done
+    if ! ck_daemon net-auto-wired; then
+      stat_busy "Stopping netcfg auto-wired mode for interface ${WIRED_INTERFACE}"
+      [ -n "$PID" ] && /usr/sbin/ifplugd -k -i $WIRED_INTERFACE -r $ACTION
+      if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        rm_daemon net-auto-wired
+        stat_done
+      else
+        stat_fail
+      fi
     fi
     ;;
   restart)
-    $0 stop
+    "$0" stop
     sleep 1
-    $0 start
+    "$0" start
     ;;
   *)
-    echo "usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"  
+    echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"  
 esac
 exit 0