struct nes_vnic *nesvnic;
        struct net_device *netdev;
        struct nic_qp_map *curr_qp_map;
-       u32 u32temp;
        u8 phy_type = nesdev->nesadapter->phy_type[nesdev->mac_index];
 
        netdev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct nes_vnic));
             ((phy_type == NES_PHY_TYPE_PUMA_1G) &&
              (((PCI_FUNC(nesdev->pcidev->devfn) == 1) && (nesdev->mac_index == 2)) ||
               ((PCI_FUNC(nesdev->pcidev->devfn) == 2) && (nesdev->mac_index == 1)))))) {
+               u32 u32temp;
+               u32 link_mask;
+               u32 link_val;
+
                u32temp = nes_read_indexed(nesdev, NES_IDX_PHY_PCS_CONTROL_STATUS0 +
                                (0x200 * (nesdev->mac_index & 1)));
                if (phy_type != NES_PHY_TYPE_PUMA_1G) {
                                (0x200 * (nesdev->mac_index & 1)), u32temp);
                }
 
+               /* Check and set linkup here.  This is for back to back */
+               /* configuration where second port won't get link interrupt */
+               switch (phy_type) {
+               case NES_PHY_TYPE_PUMA_1G:
+                       if (nesdev->mac_index < 2) {
+                               link_mask = 0x01010000;
+                               link_val = 0x01010000;
+                       } else {
+                               link_mask = 0x02020000;
+                               link_val = 0x02020000;
+                       }
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       link_mask = 0x0f1f0000;
+                       link_val = 0x0f0f0000;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               u32temp = nes_read_indexed(nesdev,
+                                          NES_IDX_PHY_PCS_CONTROL_STATUS0 +
+                                          (0x200 * (nesdev->mac_index & 1)));
+               if ((u32temp & link_mask) == link_val)
+                       nesvnic->linkup = 1;
+
                /* clear the MAC interrupt status, assumes direct logical to physical mapping */
                u32temp = nes_read_indexed(nesdev, NES_IDX_MAC_INT_STATUS + (0x200 * nesdev->mac_index));
                nes_debug(NES_DBG_INIT, "Phy interrupt status = 0x%X.\n", u32temp);
                nes_write_indexed(nesdev, NES_IDX_MAC_INT_STATUS + (0x200 * nesdev->mac_index), u32temp);
 
                nes_init_phy(nesdev);
-
        }
 
        return netdev;