diff --git a/pkgs/servers/network-script/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/network-script/builder.sh
index 3b7f2de8685..466644fe486 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/network-script/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/servers/network-script/builder.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ ensureDir $out
 
 sed -e "s^@bash\@^$bash^g" \
     -e "s^@dhcp\@^$dhcp^g" \
+    -e "s^@initscripts\@^$initscripts^g" \
     -e "s^@nettools\@^$nettools^g" \
-    < $script > $out/$nicename
+    < $script > $out/control
 
-chmod +x $out/$nicename
+chmod +x $out/control
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/network-script/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/network-script/default.nix
index 107cb173827..fa85bd3b220 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/network-script/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/network-script/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-{stdenv, bash, nettools, dhcp, key ? null}:
+{stdenv, bash, nettools, dhcp, key ? null, initscripts}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "network-script-0.0.1";
   server = "network";
   nicename = "networking";
   builder = ./builder.sh ;
-  inherit bash nettools dhcp;
+  inherit bash nettools dhcp initscripts;
   script = [./network];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/network-script/network b/pkgs/servers/network-script/network
index 0536d4ef035..8319e8e45fc 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/network-script/network
+++ b/pkgs/servers/network-script/network
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # processname: sshd
 
 # source function library
-#. @initscripts@/etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
+source @initscripts@/functions
 
 # pull in sysconfig settings
 #[ -f /etc/sysconfig/sshd ] && . /etc/sysconfig/sshd
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 RETVAL=0
 prog="network"
 
-start()
+startService()
 {
 	# just do networking
 	echo -n $"Starting $prog:"
 	@dhcp@/sbin/dhclient
 }
 
-stop()
+stopService()
 {
 	echo -n $"Stopping $prog:"
 }
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ case "$1" in
 		reload
 		;;
 	status)
-		echo "all OK"
+		status
+		;;
+	name)
+		name
 		;;
 	*)
-		echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload|status}"
+		echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|reload|status|name}"
 		RETVAL=1
 esac
 exit $RETVAL
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions b/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions
index 6e7bd2785fb..3fac760b9e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions
+++ b/pkgs/servers/server-scripts/generic/functions
@@ -14,11 +14,14 @@ NIXPKGS=@nixpkgs@
 start_deps() {
 	for i in $deps; do
 		name=`$i/control name`
-		if ! test -a $RCDIR/$name; then
-			echo "blaat"
+
+		if ! test -a "$RCDIR/$name"; then
+			echo $RCDIR/$name $i
+			@nix@/bin/nix-env -p $RCDIR/$name -i $i
 		fi
 
 		$i/control start
+
 		RETVAL=$?
 		if test $RETVAL != 0; then
 			exit $RETVAL	
@@ -38,7 +41,6 @@ start_softdeps() {
 
 		$i/control start
 
-		#$i start
 		RETVAL=$?
 		if test $RETVAL != 0; then
 			continue
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ start() {
 	fi
 	# if not, continue
 	# launch all hard dependencies
-	#start_deps
+	start_deps
 	# launch all preferred dependencies
 	echo "softdeps" $softdeps
 	start_softdeps
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
index 0450c96322e..031438d5492 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/builder.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ sed -e "s^@bash\@^$bash^g" \
     -e "s^@initscripts\@^$initscripts^g" \
     -e "s^@coreutils\@^$coreutils^g" \
     -e "s^@softdeps\@^$softdeps^g" \
+    -e "s^@deps\@^$deps^g" \
     < $script > $out/control
 
 chmod +x $out/control
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/sshd b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/sshd
index eb2e3a2e720..ccce294e10c 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/sshd
+++ b/pkgs/servers/ssh-script/sshd
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RETVAL=0
 prog="sshd"
 
 softdeps="@softdeps@"
+deps="@deps@"
 
 # Some functions to make the below more readable
 KEYGEN=@sshd@/bin/ssh-keygen