diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
index f3aaa76f56..06bb886158 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Application/OpenSimBase.cs
@@ -350,11 +350,9 @@ namespace OpenSim
             if (scene.SnmpService != null)
             {
                 scene.SnmpService.ColdStart(1,scene);
+                scene.SnmpService.LinkDown(scene);
             }
 
-// it should be a LinkDown event
-// Maped inside opennms
-// bad...
             if (scene.SnmpService != null)
             {
                 scene.SnmpService.Warning("Loading prins", scene);
@@ -439,6 +437,7 @@ namespace OpenSim
             if (scene.SnmpService != null)
             {
                 scene.SnmpService.Warning("The region is operational", scene);
+                scene.SnmpService.LinkUp(scene);
             }
 
             scene.StartTimer();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISnmpModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISnmpModule.cs
index 8a83fe986a..cc313221a2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISnmpModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Interfaces/ISnmpModule.cs
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@ public interface ISnmpModule
     void Major(string Message, Scene scene);
     void ColdStart(int step , Scene scene);
     void Shutdown(int step , Scene scene);
+	//
+	// Node Start/stop events
+	//
+    void LinkUp(Scene scene);
+    void LinkDown(Scene scene);
 }