Index: mfea_node.cc
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RCS file: /cvsroot/xorp/fea/mfea_node.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.95
diff -u -p -r1.95 mfea_node.cc
--- mfea_node.cc	16 Jan 2009 22:30:32 -0000	1.95
+++ mfea_node.cc	2 Mar 2009 18:50:21 -0000
@@ -474,7 +474,9 @@ MfeaNode::vif_update(const string&	ifnam
 	XLOG_ASSERT(mfea_vifp != NULL);
 
 	node_vif = configured_vif_find_by_name(ifname);
-	if (node_vif == NULL) {
+	if (node_vif != NULL) {
+	    vif_index = node_vif->vif_index();
+	} else {
 	    vif_index = find_unused_config_vif_index();
 	    XLOG_ASSERT(vif_index != Vif::VIF_INDEX_INVALID);
 	    if (ProtoNode<MfeaVif>::add_config_vif(vifname, vif_index,