--- a/client/scripts/linux
+++ b/client/scripts/linux
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@
 if [ x$reason = xPREINIT ]; then
   if [ x$alias_ip_address != x ]; then
     # Bring down alias interface. Its routes will disappear too.
-    ifconfig $interface:0- inet 0
+    ifconfig $interface:0- inet 0.0.0.0
   fi
-  ifconfig $interface 0 up
+  ifconfig $interface 0.0.0.0 up
 
   # We need to give the kernel some time to get the interface up.
   sleep 1
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@
   if [ x$old_ip_address != x ] && [ x$alias_ip_address != x ] && \
 		[ x$alias_ip_address != x$old_ip_address ]; then
     # Possible new alias. Remove old alias.
-    ifconfig $interface:0- inet 0
+    ifconfig $interface:0- inet 0.0.0.0
   fi
   if [ x$old_ip_address != x ] && [ x$old_ip_address != x$new_ip_address ]; then
     # IP address changed. Bringing down the interface will delete all routes,
     # and clear the ARP cache.
-    ifconfig $interface inet 0 down
+    ifconfig $interface inet 0.0.0.0
 
   fi
   if [ x$old_ip_address = x ] || [ x$old_ip_address != x$new_ip_address ] || \
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
   fi
   if [ x$new_ip_address != x$alias_ip_address ] && [ x$alias_ip_address != x ];
    then
-    ifconfig $interface:0- inet 0
+    ifconfig $interface:0- inet 0.0.0.0
     ifconfig $interface:0 inet $alias_ip_address $alias_subnet_arg
     route add -host $alias_ip_address $interface:0
   fi
@@ -183,11 +183,11 @@
    || [ x$reason = xSTOP ]; then
   if [ x$alias_ip_address != x ]; then
     # Turn off alias interface.
-    ifconfig $interface:0- inet 0
+    ifconfig $interface:0- inet 0.0.0.0
   fi
   if [ x$old_ip_address != x ]; then
     # Shut down interface, which will delete routes and clear arp cache.
-    ifconfig $interface inet 0 down
+    ifconfig $interface inet 0.0.0.0
   fi
   if [ x$alias_ip_address != x ]; then
     ifconfig $interface:0 inet $alias_ip_address $alias_subnet_arg
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@
 
 if [ x$reason = xTIMEOUT ]; then
   if [ x$alias_ip_address != x ]; then
-    ifconfig $interface:0- inet 0
+    ifconfig $interface:0- inet 0.0.0.0
   fi
   ifconfig $interface inet $new_ip_address $new_subnet_arg \
 					$new_broadcast_arg $mtu_arg
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
     make_resolv_conf
     exit_with_hooks 0
   fi
-  ifconfig $interface inet 0 down
+  ifconfig $interface inet 0.0.0.0
   exit_with_hooks 1
 fi