--- linux-2.6.10-bk7/net/sched/sch_generic.c	Wed Jan  5 16:27:13 2005
+++ linux-2.6.10-work/net/sched/sch_generic.c	Wed Jan  5 16:28:53 2005
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 			/* And release queue */
 			spin_unlock(&dev->queue_lock);
 
-			if (!netif_queue_stopped(dev)) {
+			if (!netif_queue_stopped(dev) && netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
 				int ret;
 				if (netdev_nit)
 					dev_queue_xmit_nit(skb, dev);
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@
 			} 
 			spin_lock(&dev->queue_lock);
 			q = dev->qdisc;
+			if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev)) {
+				kfree_skb(skb);
+				q->qstats.drops++;
+				return -1;
+			}
 		}
 
 		/* Device kicked us out :(