QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "qipasscb");
 
        cmd = (struct qeth_ipa_cmd *) data;
+
+       switch (cmd->hdr.return_code) {
+       case IPA_RC_NOTSUPP:
+       case IPA_RC_L2_UNSUPPORTED_CMD:
+               QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "ipaunsup");
+               card->options.ipa4.supported_funcs |= IPA_SETADAPTERPARMS;
+               card->options.ipa6.supported_funcs |= IPA_SETADAPTERPARMS;
+               return -0;
+       default:
+               if (cmd->hdr.return_code) {
+                       QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(1, "%s IPA_CMD_QIPASSIST: Unhandled "
+                                               "rc=%d\n",
+                                               dev_name(&card->gdev->dev),
+                                               cmd->hdr.return_code);
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       }
+
        if (cmd->hdr.prot_version == QETH_PROT_IPV4) {
                card->options.ipa4.supported_funcs = cmd->hdr.ipa_supported;
                card->options.ipa4.enabled_funcs = cmd->hdr.ipa_enabled;
-       } else {
+       } else if (cmd->hdr.prot_version == QETH_PROT_IPV6) {
                card->options.ipa6.supported_funcs = cmd->hdr.ipa_supported;
                card->options.ipa6.enabled_funcs = cmd->hdr.ipa_enabled;
-       }
+       } else
+               QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(1, "%s IPA_CMD_QIPASSIST: Flawed LIC detected"
+                                       "\n", dev_name(&card->gdev->dev));
        QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "suppenbl");
        QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "%08x", (__u32)cmd->hdr.ipa_supported);
        QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "%08x", (__u32)cmd->hdr.ipa_enabled);
 
        QETH_DBF_TEXT(SETUP, 2, "doL2init");
        QETH_DBF_TEXT_(SETUP, 2, "doL2%s", CARD_BUS_ID(card));
 
-       rc = qeth_query_setadapterparms(card);
-       if (rc) {
-               QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "could not query adapter parameters on "
-                       "device %s: x%x\n", CARD_BUS_ID(card), rc);
+       if (qeth_is_supported(card, IPA_SETADAPTERPARMS)) {
+               rc = qeth_query_setadapterparms(card);
+               if (rc) {
+                       QETH_DBF_MESSAGE(2, "could not query adapter "
+                               "parameters on device %s: x%x\n",
+                               CARD_BUS_ID(card), rc);
+               }
        }
 
        if (card->info.type == QETH_CARD_TYPE_IQD ||