diff --git a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/bin/initnetdev b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/bin/initnetdev
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+++ b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/bin/initnetdev
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+from onl.network import MdevApp
+MdevApp.main()
diff --git a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/network/MdevApp.py b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/network/MdevApp.py
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+++ b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/network/MdevApp.py
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+"""MdevApp.py
+
+busybox mdev handler for network devices
+
+"""
+
+import os, sys
+import onl.platform.current
+import subprocess
+
+import logging
+logger = None
+
+def do_add(device):
+
+    platform = onl.platform.current.OnlPlatform()
+    d = platform.platform_config
+    d = d.get('network', {})
+    d = d.get('interfaces', {})
+
+    syspath = None
+    src = "/sys/class/net/%s/device" % device
+    dst = os.path.realpath(src)
+    if dst.startswith("/sys/devices/"):
+        syspath = dst[13:]
+
+    tgtname = None
+    for intf, idata in d.items():
+
+        n = idata.get('name', None)
+        if n is not None and n == device:
+            sys.stdout.write("found interface name alias %s --> %s\n"
+                             % (device, intf,))
+            tgtname = intf
+            break
+
+        p = idata.get('syspath', None)
+        if p is not None and p == syspath:
+            sys.stdout.write("found interface sysfs alias %s --> %s\n"
+                             % (syspath, intf,))
+            tgtname = intf
+            break
+
+    if tgtname is not None:
+        src = "/sys/class/net/%s/device" % tgtname
+        if not os.path.exists(src):
+            sys.stdout.write("remapping interface %s --> %s\n"
+                             % (device, tgtname,))
+            cmd = ('ip', 'link', 'set', device, 'name', tgtname,)
+            subprocess.check_call(cmd)
+
+    return 0
+
+def main():
+
+    args = list(sys.argv)
+    args.pop(0)
+    device = args.pop(0)
+    action = args.pop(0)
+
+    if action == 'add':
+        sys.exit(do_add(device))
+
+    sys.stderr.write("*** invalid action %s\n" % action)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/network/__init__.py b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/network/__init__.py
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+++ b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/python/onl/network/__init__.py
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+"""__init__.py
+
+"""