--- u-boot-1.1.4.org/lib_arm/board.c	2006-06-05 12:36:22.000000000 +0200
+++ u-boot-1.1.4.tmp/lib_arm/board.c	2006-06-05 12:36:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -332,6 +332,11 @@
 	}
 #endif /* CONFIG_DRIVER_SMC91111 || CONFIG_DRIVER_LAN91C96 */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MACH_VLINK
+	printf("Initialising MAC address\n\r");
+	eth_init(gd->bd);
+#endif
+
 	/* Initialize from environment */
 	if ((s = getenv ("loadaddr")) != NULL) {
 		load_addr = simple_strtoul (s, NULL, 16);
