diff --git a/net/linux-lib.pl b/net/linux-lib.pl
index 5ca752440..3e7483dd7 100755
--- a/net/linux-lib.pl
+++ b/net/linux-lib.pl
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ if (&use_ifup_command($a)) {
 			}
 	        else { $cmd .= "ifdown $a->{'physical'}" . "." . $a->{'vlanid'}; }
 	}
-        elsif ($a->{'up'}) { $cmd .= "ifup $a->{'fullname'}"; }
+        elsif ($a->{'up'}) { $cmd .= "ifdown $a->{'fullname'}\; ifup $a->{'fullname'}"; }
         else { $cmd .= "ifdown $a->{'fullname'}"; }
 	}
 else {
diff --git a/net/save_bifc.cgi b/net/save_bifc.cgi
index 14053d413..00f363c0f 100755
--- a/net/save_bifc.cgi
+++ b/net/save_bifc.cgi
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ else {
 	# Save bridge settings
 	if ($b->{'bridge'}) {
 		if ($in{'bridgeto'}) {
-			$in{'bridgeto'} =~ /^eth\d+$/ ||
+			($in{'bridgeto'} =~ /^eth\d+$/ || $in{'bridgeto'} =~ /^eth\d+.\d+$/) ||
 				&error($text{'bifc_ebridgeto'});
 			($bt) = grep { $_->{'fullname'} eq $in{'bridgeto'} }
 				     @boot;