diff -pruN busybox-1.1.3/networking/Config.in busybox-1.1.3_ifconfig/networking/Config.in
--- busybox-1.1.3/networking/Config.in	2006-03-22 22:16:19.000000000 +0100
+++ busybox-1.1.3_ifconfig/networking/Config.in	2006-07-20 11:05:52.000000000 +0200
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ config CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_BROADCAST
 	depends on CONFIG_IFCONFIG
 	help
 	  Setting this will make ifconfig attempt to find the broadcast
-	  automatically if the value '+' is used.
+	  automatically if ip and netmask are passed, uncommon + syntax
+	  are still supported.
 
 config CONFIG_IFUPDOWN
 	bool "ifupdown"
diff -pruN busybox-1.1.3/networking/ifconfig.c busybox-1.1.3_ifconfig/networking/ifconfig.c
--- busybox-1.1.3/networking/ifconfig.c	2006-03-22 22:16:19.000000000 +0100
+++ busybox-1.1.3_ifconfig/networking/ifconfig.c	2006-07-20 11:25:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ extern int display_interfaces(char *ifna
  * Our main function.
  */
 
+#define is_BROADCAST_able() ((did_flags & (A_NETMASK|A_HOSTNAME|A_BROADCAST)) == (A_NETMASK|A_HOSTNAME))
+#define is_BROADCAST_plus() ((host[0] == '+') && !host[1] && (mask & A_BROADCAST))
+
 int ifconfig_main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct ifreq ifr;
@@ -303,7 +306,7 @@ int ifconfig_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	unsigned char mask;
 	unsigned char did_flags;
 #endif
-	char *p;
+	char *p, stop = 0;
 	char host[128];
 
 	goterr = 0;
@@ -343,8 +346,16 @@ int ifconfig_main(int argc, char **argv)
 	safe_strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, *argv, IFNAMSIZ);
 
 	/* Process the remaining arguments. */
-	while (*++argv != (char *) NULL) {
-		p = *argv;
+	while (!stop) {
+		if((p = *++argv)) {
+			;
+		} else
+		if(is_BROADCAST_able()) {
+			p = "broadcast";
+			stop = 1;
+		} else
+			break;
+
 		mask = N_MASK;
 		if (*p == '-') {	/* If the arg starts with '-'... */
 			++p;		/*    advance past it and */
@@ -375,7 +386,9 @@ int ifconfig_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				bb_show_usage();
 			}
 			if (*++argv == NULL) {
-				if (mask & A_ARG_REQ) {
+				if(stop) {
+					goto BROADCAST;
+				} else if (mask & A_ARG_REQ) {
 					bb_show_usage();
 				} else {
 					--argv;
@@ -383,7 +396,7 @@ int ifconfig_main(int argc, char **argv)
 				}
 			} else {	/* got an arg so process it */
 			  HOSTNAME:
-				did_flags |= (mask & (A_NETMASK|A_HOSTNAME));
+				did_flags |= (mask & (A_NETMASK|A_HOSTNAME|A_BROADCAST));
 				if (mask & A_CAST_HOST_COPY) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_HW
 					if (mask & A_CAST_RESOLVE) {
@@ -392,7 +405,6 @@ int ifconfig_main(int argc, char **argv)
 						char *prefix;
 						int prefix_len = 0;
 #endif
-
 						safe_strncpy(host, *argv, (sizeof host));
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IPV6
 						if ((prefix = strchr(host, '/'))) {
@@ -405,18 +417,19 @@ int ifconfig_main(int argc, char **argv)
 							*prefix = 0;
 						}
 #endif
-
+					BROADCAST:
 						sai.sin_family = AF_INET;
 						sai.sin_port = 0;
-						if (!strcmp(host, bb_INET_default)) {
-							/* Default is special, meaning 0.0.0.0. */
-							sai.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IFCONFIG_BROADCAST_PLUS
-						} else if (((host[0] == '+') && !host[1]) && (mask & A_BROADCAST) &&
-								   (did_flags & (A_NETMASK|A_HOSTNAME)) == (A_NETMASK|A_HOSTNAME)) {
+						if (stop || (is_BROADCAST_plus() && is_BROADCAST_able())){
 							/* + is special, meaning broadcast is derived. */
+							did_flags |= A_BROADCAST;
 							sai.sin_addr.s_addr = (~sai_netmask) | (sai_hostname & sai_netmask);
+						} else
 #endif
+						if (!strcmp(host, bb_INET_default)) {
+							/* Default is special, meaning 0.0.0.0. */
+							sai.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_IPV6
 						} else if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, host, &sai6.sin6_addr) > 0) {
 							int sockfd6;