--- net-tools-1.60/netplug-1.2.9/main.c	2004-02-22 06:52:14.000000000 +0100
+++ net-tools-1.60.new/netplug-1.2.9/main.c	2004-05-06 18:28:22.845977718 +0200
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@
 
 /* Poll the existing interface state, so we can catch any state
    changes for which we may not have neen a netlink message. */
+static int sockfd = -1;
 static void
 poll_interfaces(void)
 {
-    static int sockfd = -1;
 
     if (sockfd == -1) {
         sockfd = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, IPPROTO_IP);
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@
     for_each_iface(pollflags);
 }
 
+int poll_flags(struct if_info *i) {
+    if (if_match(i->name))
+        ifsm_flagpoll(i);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int debug = 0;
 
 int
@@ -287,17 +293,11 @@
         { child_handler_pipe[0], POLLIN, 0 },
     };
 
-    {
-        /* Run over each of the interfaces we know and care about, and
-           make sure the state machine has done the appropriate thing
-           for their current state. */
-        int poll_flags(struct if_info *i) {
-            if (if_match(i->name))
-                ifsm_flagpoll(i);
-            return 0;
-        }
-        for_each_iface(poll_flags);
-    }
+    /* Run over each of the interfaces we know and care about, and
+       make sure the state machine has done the appropriate thing
+       for their current state. */
+    for_each_iface(poll_flags);
+
 
     for(;;) {
         int ret;