diff --git a/bgpd/ChangeLog b/bgpd/ChangeLog
index 2a442f2..a0ba520 100644
--- a/bgpd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bgpd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2006-05-04 Paul Jakma <paul.jakma@sun.com>
+
+	* (general) VPNv4 fixes. Certain VPNv4 code was not enabled.
+	  See bug #210.
+	* bgp_attr.{c,h}: (bgp_packet_{withdraw,attribute}) Tag should be
+	  u_char really.
+	* bgp_packet.c: (bgp_{update,withdraw}_packet) Enable some
+	  VPNv4 code which inexplicably was ifdef'd out. comments from
+	  a tester on IRC suggest this fixes bug #210.
+
 2006-03-30 Paul Jakma <paul.jakma@sun.com>
 
 	* bgp_community.c: (community_gettoken) Unknown token should
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
index 27ddab1..e9dde0f 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_attr.c
@@ -1350,7 +1350,7 @@
 bgp_packet_attribute (struct bgp *bgp, struct peer *peer,
 		      struct stream *s, struct attr *attr, struct prefix *p,
 		      afi_t afi, safi_t safi, struct peer *from,
-		      struct prefix_rd *prd, char *tag)
+		      struct prefix_rd *prd, u_char *tag)
 {
   size_t cp;
   unsigned int aspath_data_size;
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@
 bgp_size_t
 bgp_packet_withdraw (struct peer *peer, struct stream *s, struct prefix *p,
 		     afi_t afi, safi_t safi, struct prefix_rd *prd,
-		     char *tag)
+		     u_char *tag)
 {
   unsigned long cp;
   unsigned long attrlen_pnt;
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_attr.h b/bgpd/bgp_attr.h
index a018256..777869c 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_attr.h
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_attr.h
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@
 extern bgp_size_t bgp_packet_attribute (struct bgp *bgp, struct peer *, 
                                  struct stream *, struct attr *, 
                                  struct prefix *, afi_t, safi_t, 
-                                 struct peer *, struct prefix_rd *, char *);
+                                 struct peer *, struct prefix_rd *, u_char *);
 extern bgp_size_t bgp_packet_withdraw (struct peer *peer, struct stream *s, 
                                 struct prefix *p, afi_t, safi_t, 
-                                struct prefix_rd *, char *);
+                                struct prefix_rd *, u_char *);
 extern void bgp_dump_routes_attr (struct stream *, struct attr *,
 				  struct prefix *);
 extern unsigned int attrhash_key_make (struct attr *);
diff --git a/bgpd/bgp_packet.c b/bgpd/bgp_packet.c
index 07c3cbb..8b024a1 100644
--- a/bgpd/bgp_packet.c
+++ b/bgpd/bgp_packet.c
@@ -150,8 +150,6 @@
   bgp_size_t total_attr_len = 0;
   unsigned long pos;
   char buf[BUFSIZ];
-  struct prefix_rd *prd = NULL;
-  char *tag = NULL;
 
   s = peer->work;
   stream_reset (s);
@@ -165,12 +163,6 @@
       adj = adv->adj;
       if (adv->binfo)
         binfo = adv->binfo;
-#ifdef MPLS_VPN
-      if (rn)
-        prd = (struct prefix_rd *) &rn->prn->p;
-      if (binfo)
-        tag = binfo->tag;
-#endif /* MPLS_VPN */
 
       /* When remaining space can't include NLRI and it's length.  */
       if (rn && STREAM_REMAIN (s) <= BGP_NLRI_LENGTH + PSIZE (rn->p.prefixlen))
@@ -179,6 +171,14 @@
       /* If packet is empty, set attribute. */
       if (stream_empty (s))
 	{
+	  struct prefix_rd *prd = NULL;
+	  u_char *tag = NULL;
+	  
+	  if (rn->prn)
+	    prd = (struct prefix_rd *) &rn->prn->p;
+          if (binfo)
+            tag = binfo->tag;
+          
 	  bgp_packet_set_marker (s, BGP_MSG_UPDATE);
 	  stream_putw (s, 0);		
 	  pos = stream_get_endp (s);
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@
   bgp_size_t unfeasible_len;
   bgp_size_t total_attr_len;
   char buf[BUFSIZ];
-  struct prefix_rd *prd = NULL;
 
   s = peer->work;
   stream_reset (s);
@@ -291,9 +290,6 @@
     {
       adj = adv->adj;
       rn = adv->rn;
-#ifdef MPLS_VPN
-      prd = (struct prefix_rd *) &rn->prn->p;
-#endif /* MPLS_VPN */
 
       if (STREAM_REMAIN (s) 
 	  < (BGP_NLRI_LENGTH + BGP_TOTAL_ATTR_LEN + PSIZE (rn->p.prefixlen)))
@@ -309,6 +305,10 @@
 	stream_put_prefix (s, &rn->p);
       else
 	{
+	  struct prefix_rd *prd = NULL;
+	  
+	  if (rn->prn)
+	    prd = (struct prefix_rd *) &rn->prn->p;
 	  pos = stream_get_endp (s);
 	  stream_putw (s, 0);
 	  total_attr_len