diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5faeaf1220..92ea0bb7a1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 		- Silently fail when setting bitrate doesn't work
 
 
-	Patch from j@bootlab.org:
+	Patches from j@bootlab.org:
 	* src/backends/NetworkManagerDebian
 		- Update backend to match functionality in RedHat backend
+	* src/NetworkManagerDevice.c
+		- Take down then bring up wired devices after connection so
+		they send out ipv6 router advertisements
 
 2004-12-21  Colin Walters  <walters@verbum.org>
 
diff --git a/src/NetworkManagerDevice.c b/src/NetworkManagerDevice.c
index cfd6b5f460..18a4ac7596 100644
--- a/src/NetworkManagerDevice.c
+++ b/src/NetworkManagerDevice.c
@@ -1898,6 +1898,13 @@ static gboolean nm_device_activation_configure_ip (NMDevice *dev, gboolean do_on
 	g_return_val_if_fail (dev != NULL, FALSE);
 
 	nm_system_delete_default_route ();
+	/* This will assigne an IPv6 address, if a Router ADVertisement Daemon is pressent */
+	if (!nm_device_is_wireless (dev))
+	{
+		if (nm_device_is_up (dev))
+			nm_device_bring_down (dev);
+		nm_device_bring_up (dev);
+	}
 	if (do_only_autoip)
 	{
 		success = nm_device_do_autoip (dev);