if(priv->monitormode == monitor_mode)
                        return strlen(buf);
                if (priv->monitormode == LBS_MONITOR_OFF) {
+                       if (priv->infra_open || priv->mesh_open)
+                               return -EBUSY;
                        if (priv->mode == IW_MODE_INFRA)
                                lbs_send_deauthentication(priv);
                        else if (priv->mode == IW_MODE_ADHOC)
 };
 
 /**
- *  @brief This function opens the device
+ *  @brief This function opens the ethX or mshX interface
  *
  *  @param dev     A pointer to net_device structure
- *  @return       0
+ *  @return       0 or -EBUSY if monitor mode active
  */
 static int lbs_dev_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-       struct lbs_private *priv = (struct lbs_private *) dev->priv;
-
-       lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_NET);
+       struct lbs_private *priv = (struct lbs_private *) dev->priv ;
+       int ret = 0;
 
-       priv->open = 1;
+       spin_lock_irq(&priv->driver_lock);
 
-       if (priv->connect_status == LBS_CONNECTED)
-               netif_carrier_on(priv->dev);
-       else
-               netif_carrier_off(priv->dev);
+       if (priv->monitormode != LBS_MONITOR_OFF) {
+               ret = -EBUSY;
+               goto out;
+       }
 
-       if (priv->mesh_dev) {
-               if (priv->mesh_connect_status == LBS_CONNECTED)
-                       netif_carrier_on(priv->mesh_dev);
+       if (dev == priv->mesh_dev) {
+               priv->mesh_open = 1;
+               priv->mesh_connect_status = LBS_CONNECTED;
+               netif_carrier_on(dev);
+       } else {
+               priv->infra_open = 1;
+               
+               if (priv->connect_status == LBS_CONNECTED)
+                       netif_carrier_on(dev);
                else
-                       netif_carrier_off(priv->mesh_dev);
+                       netif_carrier_off(dev);
        }
 
-       lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_NET);
-       return 0;
-}
-/**
- *  @brief This function opens the mshX interface
- *
- *  @param dev     A pointer to net_device structure
- *  @return       0
- */
-static int lbs_mesh_open(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-       struct lbs_private *priv = (struct lbs_private *) dev->priv ;
-
-       priv->mesh_open = 1 ;
-       netif_wake_queue(priv->mesh_dev);
-
-       priv->mesh_connect_status = LBS_CONNECTED;
-
-       netif_carrier_on(priv->mesh_dev);
-       netif_wake_queue(priv->mesh_dev);
-       if (priv->infra_open == 0)
-               return lbs_dev_open(priv->dev) ;
-       return 0;
-}
-
-/**
- *  @brief This function opens the ethX interface
- *
- *  @param dev     A pointer to net_device structure
- *  @return       0
- */
-static int lbs_open(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-       struct lbs_private *priv = (struct lbs_private *) dev->priv ;
-
-       priv->infra_open = 1 ;
-       netif_wake_queue(priv->dev);
-       if (priv->open == 0)
-               return lbs_dev_open(priv->dev) ;
-       return 0;
-}
+       if (!priv->tx_pending_len)
+               netif_wake_queue(dev);
+ out:
 
-static int lbs_dev_close(struct net_device *dev)
-{
-       struct lbs_private *priv = dev->priv;
-
-       lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_NET);
-
-       netif_carrier_off(priv->dev);
-       priv->open = 0;
-
-       lbs_deb_leave(LBS_DEB_NET);
-       return 0;
+       spin_unlock_irq(&priv->driver_lock);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /**
  *  @param dev     A pointer to net_device structure
  *  @return       0
  */
-static int lbs_mesh_close(struct net_device *dev)
+static int lbs_mesh_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct lbs_private *priv = (struct lbs_private *) (dev->priv);
 
+       spin_lock_irq(&priv->driver_lock);
+
        priv->mesh_open = 0;
-       netif_stop_queue(priv->mesh_dev);
-       if (priv->infra_open == 0)
-               return lbs_dev_close(dev);
-       else
-               return 0;
+       priv->mesh_connect_status = LBS_DISCONNECTED;
+
+       netif_stop_queue(dev);
+       netif_carrier_off(dev);
+       
+       spin_unlock_irq(&priv->driver_lock);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 /**
  *  @param dev     A pointer to net_device structure
  *  @return       0
  */
-static int lbs_close(struct net_device *dev)
+static int lbs_eth_stop(struct net_device *dev)
 {
        struct lbs_private *priv = (struct lbs_private *) dev->priv;
 
-       netif_stop_queue(dev);
+       spin_lock_irq(&priv->driver_lock);
+
        priv->infra_open = 0;
-       if (priv->mesh_open == 0)
-               return lbs_dev_close(dev);
-       else
-               return 0;
+
+       netif_stop_queue(dev);
+       
+       spin_unlock_irq(&priv->driver_lock);
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void lbs_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
        priv->infra_open = 0;
 
        /* Setup the OS Interface to our functions */
-       dev->open = lbs_open;
+       dev->open = lbs_dev_open;
        dev->hard_start_xmit = lbs_hard_start_xmit;
-       dev->stop = lbs_close;
+       dev->stop = lbs_eth_stop;
        dev->set_mac_address = lbs_set_mac_address;
        dev->tx_timeout = lbs_tx_timeout;
        dev->get_stats = lbs_get_stats;
        mesh_dev->priv = priv;
        priv->mesh_dev = mesh_dev;
 
-       mesh_dev->open = lbs_mesh_open;
+       mesh_dev->open = lbs_dev_open;
        mesh_dev->hard_start_xmit = lbs_hard_start_xmit;
-       mesh_dev->stop = lbs_mesh_close;
+       mesh_dev->stop = lbs_mesh_stop;
        mesh_dev->get_stats = lbs_get_stats;
        mesh_dev->set_mac_address = lbs_set_mac_address;
        mesh_dev->ethtool_ops = &lbs_ethtool_ops;
 
 static int lbs_rtap_open(struct net_device *dev)
 {
+       /* Yes, _stop_ the queue. Because we don't support injection */
         netif_carrier_off(dev);
         netif_stop_queue(dev);
         return 0;
 static int lbs_rtap_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 {
         netif_stop_queue(dev);
-        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+        return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
 }
 
 static struct net_device_stats *lbs_rtap_get_stats(struct net_device *dev)