--- lib/PXElator/network.pm	2009/07/31 21:42:10	99
+++ lib/PXElator/network.pm	2009/08/04 17:16:11	140
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 	my $interfaces = read_file '/etc/network/interfaces';
 
-	if ( $interfaces !~ m{tap0.*$server::ip}s ) {
+	if ( $interfaces !~ m{tap0}s ) {
 
 		system "sudo apt-get install vde2";
 
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
 		 $ifconfig =~ m{$server::ip}s && return 'up';
 		system("sudo /sbin/ifconfig tap0 $server::ip netmask $server::netmask") == 0 && return "ip changed $server::ip";
 		die "can't change IP address of tap0 to $server::ip";
+	} else {
+		die "bring interface up with: sudo ifup tap0\n";
 	}
-	system("sudo ifup tap0") == 0				&&	return 'started';
-	die "can't start tap0: $!";
 }
 
 1;