return;
 }
 
+static const struct net_device_ops slic_netdev_ops = {
+       .ndo_open               = slic_entry_open,
+       .ndo_stop               = slic_entry_halt,
+       .ndo_start_xmit         = slic_xmit_start,
+       .ndo_do_ioctl           = slic_ioctl,
+       .ndo_set_mac_address    = slic_mac_set_address,
+       .ndo_get_stats          = slic_get_stats,
+       .ndo_set_multicast_list = slic_mcast_set_list,
+       .ndo_validate_addr      = eth_validate_addr,
+       .ndo_set_mac_address    = eth_mac_addr,
+       .ndo_change_mtu         = eth_change_mtu,
+};
+
 static int __devinit slic_entry_probe(struct pci_dev *pcidev,
                               const struct pci_device_id *pci_tbl_entry)
 {
 
        netdev->base_addr = (unsigned long)adapter->memorybase;
        netdev->irq = adapter->irq;
-       netdev->open = slic_entry_open;
-       netdev->stop = slic_entry_halt;
-       netdev->hard_start_xmit = slic_xmit_start;
-       netdev->do_ioctl = slic_ioctl;
-       netdev->set_mac_address = slic_mac_set_address;
-       netdev->get_stats = slic_get_stats;
-       netdev->set_multicast_list = slic_mcast_set_list;
+       netdev->netdev_ops = &slic_netdev_ops;
 
        slic_debug_adapter_create(adapter);