diff -urN etc.ifconfig/rc.conf etc.iproute/rc.conf
--- etc.ifconfig/rc.conf	2008-03-19 23:38:12.000000000 +0100
+++ etc.iproute/rc.conf	2008-04-12 01:39:40.000000000 +0200
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 #
 HOSTNAME="myhost"
 
-# Use 'ifconfig -a' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
+# Use 'ip link show' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
 #
 # Interfaces to start at boot-up (in this order)
 # Declare each interface then list in INTERFACES
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@
 # DHCP:     Set your interface to "dhcp" (eth0="dhcp")
 # Wireless: See network profiles below
 #
-eth0="eth0 192.168.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255"
+eth0="192.168.1.1/24 brd + dev eth0"
 INTERFACES=(eth0)
 
 # Routes to start at boot-up (in this order)
 # Declare each route then list in ROUTES
 #   - prefix an entry in ROUTES with a ! to disable it
 #
-gateway="default gw 192.168.0.1"
+gateway="default via 192.168.0.1"
 ROUTES=(!gateway)
  
 # Enable these network profiles at boot-up.  These are only useful
diff -urN etc.ifconfig/rc.d/network etc.iproute/rc.d/network
--- etc.ifconfig/rc.d/network	2008-03-19 23:38:12.000000000 +0100
+++ etc.iproute/rc.d/network	2008-04-12 02:27:56.000000000 +0200
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
 		return 1
 	fi
 	# don't bring up an interface that's already up
-	[ "$(/sbin/ifconfig ${1} 2>/dev/null |\
-				/bin/grep -v 'inet6 addr: fe80:' |\
-				/bin/grep -e 'inet addr:' -e 'inet6 addr:')" ] && return 0
+	[ "$(/usr/sbin/ip addr show ${1} 2>/dev/null |\
+				/bin/grep -v 'inet6 fe80:' |\
+				/bin/grep -e 'inet ' -e 'inet6 ')" ] && return 0
 	eval iwcfg="\$wlan_${1}"
 	if [ "$iwcfg" != "" ]; then
 		/usr/sbin/iwconfig $iwcfg
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@
 		/bin/rm -f /var/run/dhcpcd-${1}.pid >/dev/null 2>&1
 		/bin/rm -f /var/run/dhcpcd-${1}.cache >/dev/null 2>&1
 		/sbin/dhcpcd $DHCPCD_ARGS ${1}
+		/usr/sbin/ip link set ${1} up
 	else
-		/sbin/ifconfig $ifcfg
+		/usr/sbin/ip addr add $ifcfg
+		/usr/sbin/ip link set ${1} up
 	fi
 	return $?
 }
@@ -52,7 +54,8 @@
 		fi
 	fi
 	# Always bring the interface itself down
-	/sbin/ifconfig ${1} down >/dev/null 2>&1
+	/usr/sbin/ip addr flush ${1} >/dev/null 2>&1
+	/usr/sbin/ip link set ${1} down >/dev/null 2>&1
 	return $?
 }
 
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@
 		return 1
 	fi
 	eval routecfg="\$${1}"
-	/sbin/route add $routecfg
+	/usr/sbin/ip route add $routecfg
 	return $?
 }
 
@@ -87,7 +90,7 @@
 		return 1
 	fi
 	eval routecfg="\$${1}"
-	/sbin/route del $routecfg
+	/usr/sbin/ip route del $routecfg
 	return $?
 }
 
@@ -119,8 +122,9 @@
 	for br in ${BRIDGE_INTERFACES[@]}; do
 		if [ "$br" = "${br#!}" ]; then
 			# if the bridge already exists, remove it
-			if [ "$(/sbin/ifconfig $br 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
-				/sbin/ifconfig $br down
+			if [ "$(/usr/sbin/ip $br 2>/dev/null)" ]; then
+				/usr/sbin/ip addr flush dev $br
+				/usr/sbin/ip link set $br down
 				/usr/sbin/brctl delbr $br
 			fi
 			/usr/sbin/brctl addbr $br
diff -urN etc.ifconfig/rc.sysinit etc.iproute/rc.sysinit
--- etc.ifconfig/rc.sysinit	2008-03-19 23:38:12.000000000 +0100
+++ etc.iproute/rc.sysinit	2008-04-12 02:13:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@
 # bring up the loopback interface
 if [ -d /sys/class/net/lo ]; then
 	stat_busy "Bringing up loopback interface"
-	/sbin/ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1 up
+	/usr/sbin/ip addr add 127.0.0.1/8 brd + dev lo
+	/usr/sbin/ip link set lo up
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		stat_fail
 	else