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+/*
+ * ether_driver.h
+ *
+ * Ethernet driver: handles NE2000 and 3C503 cards
+ */
+/*
+	Copyright 1999, Be Incorporated.   All Rights Reserved.
+	This file may be used under the terms of the Be Sample Code License.
+*/
+#ifndef _ETHER_DRIVER_H
+#define _ETHER_DRIVER_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+#include <Drivers.h>
+
+/*
+ * ioctls: belongs in a public header file
+ * somewhere, so that the net_server and other ethernet drivers can use.
+ */
+enum {
+	ETHER_GETADDR = B_DEVICE_OP_CODES_END,	/* get ethernet address */
+	ETHER_INIT,								/* set irq and port */
+	ETHER_NONBLOCK,							/* set/unset nonblocking mode */
+	ETHER_ADDMULTI,							/* add multicast addr */
+	ETHER_REMMULTI,							/* rem multicast addr */
+	ETHER_SETPROMISC,						/* set promiscuous */
+	ETHER_GETFRAMESIZE						/* get frame size */
+};
+
+
+/*
+ * 48-bit ethernet address, passed back from ETHER_GETADDR
+ */
+typedef struct {
+	unsigned char ebyte[6];
+} ether_address_t;
+
+
+/*
+ *	info passed to ETHER_INIT
+ */
+
+typedef struct ether_init_params {
+	short port;
+	short irq;
+	unsigned long mem;
+} ether_init_params_t;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+
+#endif /* _ETHER_DRIVER_H */