should_be_up)

		# Checks if an interface which is controlled by ifplugd should

		# currently be up and running (==> returns 0)

		ifplugstatus -q $INTERFACE

		if [ $? -eq 2 ] ; then

			mesg "`printf "    %-9s cable is connected" "$INTERFACE"`" 

			info_mesg "`printf "    %-9s has priority %s" "$INTERFACE" "$PRIORITY"`"

			if [ $PRIORITY -gt 0 ] ; then

				for IF in $MAJOR; do

					ifplugstatus -q $IF

					test $? -eq 2 || continue

					mesg "`printf "    %-9s has lesser priority than '%s'" "$INTERFACE" "$IF"`"

					exit 1

				done

			fi

		else

			mesg "`printf "    %-9s no cable connected" "$INTERFACE"`" 

			exit 1

		fi

		;;

# Check status if iflugd first. If ifplugd is running the interface

# need not to be up always.

if [ "$SCRIPTNAME" == ifstatus -a "$STARTMODE" == ifplugd ] ; then

	debug "Checking ifplugd status"

	ifplugd_retcode=$R_SUCCESS

	if [ "$HWD_INTERFACETYPE_0" != "wlan" ]; then

		MESSAGE="`$IFPLUGD -c -i $INTERFACE 2>&1`"

		test "$?" -ne 0 && ifplugd_retcode=$R_NO_IFPLUGD

		debug "$MESSAGE"

		message "`printf "    %-9s ifplugd is running" "$INTERFACE"`"

	fi

	if ifplugd-selectif $INTERFACE should_be_up; then

		# if interface should be up and running

		# then we unset ifplugd_retcode. Then the

		# normal status section will decide if the

		# interface is set up correctly

		if [ $ifplugd_retcode -eq 0 ] ; then

			unset ifplugd_retcode

		fi

	fi

fi