diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ef2bfefb9..1d14dd9a8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2008-04-30  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
+	  src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
+		- (real_is_up): return true instead of chaining up to unimplemented
+			parent method
+
 2008-04-30  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/NetworkManagerSystem.c
diff --git a/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c b/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
index 47c462461..f74ff5ed2 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-802-11-wireless.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ real_is_up (NMDevice *device)
 	if (!NM_DEVICE_802_11_WIRELESS_GET_PRIVATE (device)->periodic_source_id)
 		return FALSE;
 
-	return NM_DEVICE_CLASS (nm_device_802_11_wireless_parent_class)->is_up (device);
+	return TRUE;
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c b/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
index 96081c822..6a22ffe36 100644
--- a/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
+++ b/src/nm-device-802-3-ethernet.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ real_is_up (NMDevice *device)
 	if (!NM_DEVICE_802_3_ETHERNET_GET_PRIVATE (device)->supplicant.mgr)
 		return FALSE;
 
-	return NM_DEVICE_CLASS (nm_device_802_3_ethernet_parent_class)->is_up (device);
+	return TRUE;
 }
 
 static gboolean