LAN interface state at boot

[sowmyak]

The following segment exist in the /etc/rc.config.d/netconf file and has existed there for a while. Why would this interface come up in state "up". I can't make this happen on any of the systems I can "play" with. Any ideas ?

INTERFACE_NAME[4]="lan900:3"
IP_ADDRESS[4]="10.4.169.45"
SUBNET_MASK[4]="255.255.255.0"
BROADCAST_ADDRESS[4]=""
INTERFACE_STATE[4]="down"
DHCP_ENABLE[4]=0

Patch level
QPKAPPS B.11.23.0906.079 Applications Patches for HP-UX 11i v2, June 2009
QPKBASE B.11.23.0906.079 Base Quality Pack Bundle for HP-UX 11i v2, June 2009