--- alx-src/branches/alxconf-060/init.d/alxsettings	2013/05/13 09:02:43	4833
+++ alx-src/branches/alxconf-060/init.d/alxsettings	2013/05/13 11:12:37	4834
@@ -581,6 +581,13 @@
 		# regenerate modprobe.conf
 		[ -x $(which modules-update) ] && modules-update || rc_echo "modules-update not found!"
 		evaluate_retval
+
+		# restore default networking if hardware-detection was called by administrator and iface config is empty
+		if [[ ${ALX_FORCED_RECHECK} =  true ]] && [ ! -s /etc/conf.d/net.${ALX_IFACE} ] && [ -f ${SETTINGSPATH}/confd-networking ]
+		then
+			rc_echo "   Network config is empty, using default skeleton"
+			cat ${ALX_SKELETONS}/net/net.eth0 > /etc/conf.d/net.${ALX_IFACE}
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	# set system state to 'already configured'