diff --git a/rc/bin/cpurc b/rc/bin/cpurc
index a410d3dcb..31caf33a2 100755
--- a/rc/bin/cpurc
+++ b/rc/bin/cpurc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 NPROC=`{wc -l </dev/sysstat}
 
 # bind all likely devices
-for(i in t S P '$')
+for(i in u t S P '$')
 	bind -a '#'^$i /dev >/dev/null >[2=1]
 rm -f /env/i
 
@@ -56,12 +56,19 @@ if(test -e /cfg/$sysname/cpurc)
 # automatic ip address setup
 if(test -r /net/ipselftab){
 	if(! grep u /net/ipselftab | grep -sv 127.0.0.1){
-		ether=`{ndb/query sys $sysname ether}
-		if(~ $#ether 1){
-			# try /lib/ndb first, then do dhcp
-			ip/ipconfig -N >[2]/dev/null || ip/ipconfig -h $sysname
+		addrs=`{ndb/query -a sys $sysname ether}
+		if(! ~ $#addrs 0){
+			for(ether in /net/ether*){
+				addr=`{cat $ether/addr}
+				switch($addr){
+				case $addrs
+					# try /lib/ndb first, then do dhcp
+					ip/ipconfig -N ether $ether >[2]/dev/null \
+					|| ip/ipconfig ether $ether -h $sysname
+				}
+			}
 		}
-		rm -f /env/ether
+		rm -f /env/ether /env/addrs /env/addr
 	}
 }
 
@@ -77,16 +84,16 @@ if(! ps|grep -s timesync){
 	sleep 2
 }
 
-if(~ $#auth 0){
-	auth=`{ndb/query sys $sysname auth}
-	. <{ndb/ipquery sys $sysname auth | sed 's, +,\n,g'}
-}
 if(test -d /cfg/$sysname/service)
 	serviced=/cfg/$sysname/service
 if not if(test -d /cfg/default/service)
 	serviced=/cfg/default/service
 if not
 	serviced=/rc/bin/service
+if(~ $#auth 0){
+	auth=`{ndb/query sys $sysname auth}
+	. <{ndb/ipquery sys $sysname auth | sed 's, +,\n,g'}
+}
 switch($auth){
 case `{	echo $sysname; ndb/query sys $sysname dom
 	if(test -r /net/ipselftab){
diff --git a/rc/bin/termrc b/rc/bin/termrc
index dfc99968b..092137564 100755
--- a/rc/bin/termrc
+++ b/rc/bin/termrc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ TIMESYNCARGS=(-rLa1000000)
 NPROC=`{wc -l </dev/sysstat}
 
 # bind all likely devices
-for(i in v t m i f S P L A '$')
+for(i in u v t m i f S P L A '$')
 	bind -a '#'^$i /dev >/dev/null >[2=1]
 rm -f /env/i
 
@@ -57,12 +57,19 @@ if(test -e /cfg/$sysname/termrc)
 # automatic ip address setup
 if(test -r /net/ipselftab){
 	if(! grep u /net/ipselftab | grep -sv 127.0.0.1){
-		ether=`{ndb/query sys $sysname ether}
-		if(~ $#ether 1){
-			# try /lib/ndb first, then do dhcp
-			ip/ipconfig -N >[2]/dev/null || ip/ipconfig -h $sysname
+		addrs=`{ndb/query -a sys $sysname ether}
+		if(! ~ $#addrs 0){
+			for(ether in /net/ether*){
+				addr=`{cat $ether/addr}
+				switch($addr){
+				case $addrs
+					# try /lib/ndb first, then do dhcp
+					ip/ipconfig -N ether $ether >[2]/dev/null \
+					|| ip/ipconfig ether $ether -h $sysname
+				}
+			}
 		}
-		rm -f /env/ether
+		rm -f /env/ether /env/addrs /env/addr
 	}
 }