dev->addr_len           = 0;            /* hardware address length */
 
        if (!chan->svc)
-               *(u16*)dev->dev_addr = htons(chan->lcn);
+               *(__be16*)dev->dev_addr = htons(chan->lcn);
 
        /* Initialize hardware parameters (just for reference) */
        dev->irq                = wandev->irq;
                                      const void *daddr, const void *saddr,
                                      unsigned len)
 {
-       skb->protocol = type;
+       skb->protocol = htons(type);
 
        return dev->hard_header_len;
 }
        struct cycx_device *card = chan->card;
 
        if (!chan->svc)
-               chan->protocol = skb->protocol;
+               chan->protocol = ntohs(skb->protocol);
 
        if (card->wandev.state != WAN_CONNECTED)
                ++chan->ifstats.tx_dropped;
        else if (chan->svc && chan->protocol &&
-                chan->protocol != skb->protocol) {
+                chan->protocol != ntohs(skb->protocol)) {
                printk(KERN_INFO
                       "%s: unsupported Ethertype 0x%04X on interface %s!\n",
-                      card->devname, skb->protocol, dev->name);
+                      card->devname, ntohs(skb->protocol), dev->name);
                ++chan->ifstats.tx_errors;
        } else if (chan->protocol == ETH_P_IP) {
                switch (chan->state) {
                switch (state) {
                case WAN_CONNECTED:
                        string_state = "connected!";
-                       *(u16*)dev->dev_addr = htons(chan->lcn);
+                       *(__be16*)dev->dev_addr = htons(chan->lcn);
                        netif_wake_queue(dev);
                        reset_timer(dev);