diff -Nurd RackTables-0.17.9.orig//inc/database.php RackTables-0.17.9-multi//inc/database.php
--- RackTables-0.17.9.orig//inc/database.php	2010-02-11 18:54:06.000000000 +0100
+++ RackTables-0.17.9-multi//inc/database.php	2010-03-18 21:29:56.000000000 +0100
@@ -2962,6 +2962,24 @@
 	return $ret;
 }
 
+function commitAddManyPorts ($object_id = 0, $port_name = '', $port_type_id = 0 , $port_label = '', $port_numbering_start = 0, $port_numbering_count = 0)
+{
+
+	if ($object_id == 0 or $port_type_id == 0 or $port_name == '' or $port_numbering_count == 0)
+	{
+		showError ('Invalid arguments', __FUNCTION__);
+		//echo "o_id: $object_id; type: $port_type_id; port_name: $port_name; count: $port_numbering_count";
+		die;
+	}
+	$ret = TRUE;
+	for ($i=0,$c=$port_numbering_start; $i<=$port_numbering_count; $i++,$c++)
+		$ret = $ret and '' == commitAddPort ($object_id, @sprintf($port_name,$c), $port_type_id, @sprintf($port_label,$c), '');
+                //echo "commitAddPort ($object_id, @sprintf($port_name,$i), $port_type_id,'', '');";
+	return ($ret?'':"Failed");
+
+
+}
+
 // Return only implicitly listed tags, the rest of the chain will be
 // generated/deducted later at higher levels.
 // Result is a chain: randomly indexed taginfo list.
diff -Nurd RackTables-0.17.9.orig//inc/interface.php RackTables-0.17.9-multi//inc/interface.php
--- RackTables-0.17.9.orig//inc/interface.php	2010-02-11 18:54:06.000000000 +0100
+++ RackTables-0.17.9-multi//inc/interface.php	2010-03-18 21:12:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -1100,11 +1100,9 @@
 		echo "<td colspan=3>&nbsp;</td><td>";
 		printImageHREF ('add', 'add a port', TRUE, 104);
 		echo "</td></tr></form>";
+
 	}
-	if (getConfigVar('ENABLE_MULTIPORT_FORM') == 'yes')
-		startPortlet ('Ports and interfaces');
-	else
-		echo '<br>';
+	startPortlet ('Ports and interfaces');
 	$object = spotEntity ('object', $object_id);
 	amplifyCell ($object);
 	echo "<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding='5' align='center' class='widetable'>\n";
@@ -1199,8 +1197,26 @@
 	if (getConfigVar ('ADDNEW_AT_TOP') != 'yes')
 		printNewItemTR ($prefs);
 	echo "</table><br>\n";
-	if (getConfigVar('ENABLE_MULTIPORT_FORM') == 'yes')
-		finishPortlet();
+	finishPortlet();
+
+	startPortlet ('Add many Ports');
+
+	echo "<table cellspacing=0 cellpadding='5' align='center' class='widetable'>\n";
+	echo "<tr><th>&nbsp;</th><th class=tdleft>Local name</th><th class=tdleft>Visible label</th><th class=tdleft>Interface</th><th class=tdleft>Start Number</th>";
+	echo "<th class=tdleft>Count</th><th>&nbsp;</th></tr>\n";
+	printOpFormIntro ('addManyPorts');
+	echo "<tr><td>";
+	printImageHREF ('add', 'add ports', TRUE);
+	echo "</td><td><input type=text size=8 name=port_name tabindex=105></td>\n";
+	echo "<td><input type=text name=port_label tabindex=106></td><td>";
+	printNiftySelect (getNewPortTypeOptions(), array ('name' => 'port_type_id', 'tabindex' => 107), $prefs['selected']);
+	echo "<td><input type=text name=port_numbering_start tabindex=108 size=3 maxlength=3></td>\n";
+	echo "<td><input type=text name=port_numbering_count tabindex=109 size=3 maxlength=3></td>\n";
+	echo "<td>&nbsp;</td><td>";
+	printImageHREF ('add', 'add ports', TRUE, 110);
+	echo "</td></tr></form>";
+	echo "</table><br>\n";
+
 	if (getConfigVar('ENABLE_MULTIPORT_FORM') != 'yes')
 		return;
 
@@ -1427,6 +1443,7 @@
 				79 => array ('code' => 'success', 'format' => 'Rack "%s" was deleted successfully'),
 				80 => array ('code' => 'success', 'format' => "Added new object '%s'"),
 				81 => array ('code' => 'success', 'format' => "SNMP: completed '%s' work"),
+				82 => array ('code' => 'success', 'format' => "Ports have been created successfully"),
 
 // records 100~199 with fatal error messages
 				100 => array ('code' => 'error', 'format' => '%s'),
diff -Nurd RackTables-0.17.9.orig//inc/navigation.php RackTables-0.17.9-multi//inc/navigation.php
--- RackTables-0.17.9.orig//inc/navigation.php	2010-02-11 18:54:06.000000000 +0100
+++ RackTables-0.17.9-multi//inc/navigation.php	2010-03-18 20:46:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@
 $trigger['object']['tags'] = 'trigger_tags';
 $ophandler['object']['rackspace']['updateObjectAllocation'] = 'updateObjectAllocation';
 $ophandler['object']['ports']['addPort'] = 'addPortForObject';
+$ophandler['object']['ports']['addManyPorts'] = 'addManyPortsForObject';
 $ophandler['object']['ports']['delPort'] = 'delPortFromObject';
 $ophandler['object']['ports']['editPort'] = 'editPortForObject';
 $ophandler['object']['ports']['linkPort'] = 'linkPortForObject';
diff -Nurd RackTables-0.17.9.orig//inc/ophandlers.php RackTables-0.17.9-multi//inc/ophandlers.php
--- RackTables-0.17.9.orig//inc/ophandlers.php	2010-02-11 18:54:06.000000000 +0100
+++ RackTables-0.17.9-multi//inc/ophandlers.php	2010-03-18 21:16:26.000000000 +0100
@@ -2039,5 +2039,24 @@
 	return buildRedirectURL (__FUNCTION__, 'ERR');
 
 }
+$msgcode['addManyPortsForObject']['OK'] = 82;
+$msgcode['addManyPortsForObject']['ERR1'] = 101;
+$msgcode['addManyPortsForObject']['ERR2'] = 100;
+function addManyPortsForObject ()
+{
+	assertUIntArg ('object_id', __FUNCTION__);
+	assertStringArg ('port_name', __FUNCTION__, TRUE);
+	assertStringArg ('port_label', __FUNCTION__, TRUE);
+	assertUIntArg('port_numbering_start', __FUNCTION__);
+	assertUIntArg('port_numbering_count', __FUNCTION__);
+	if (!strlen ($_REQUEST['port_name']))
+		return buildRedirectURL (__FUNCTION__, 'ERR1');
+	$error = commitAddManyPorts ($_REQUEST['object_id'], $_REQUEST['port_name'], $_REQUEST['port_type_id'], $_REQUEST['port_label'], $_REQUEST['port_numbering_start'], $_REQUEST['port_numbering_count']);
+	if ($error != '')
+		return buildRedirectURL (__FUNCTION__, 'ERR2', array ($error));
+	else
+		return buildRedirectURL (__FUNCTION__, 'OK' );
+}
+
 
 ?>