static int ipw_send_associate(struct ipw_priv *priv,
                              struct ipw_associate *associate)
 {
-       struct ipw_associate tmp_associate;
-
        if (!priv || !associate) {
                IPW_ERROR("Invalid args\n");
                return -1;
        }
 
-       memcpy(&tmp_associate, associate, sizeof(*associate));
-       tmp_associate.policy_support =
-           cpu_to_le16(tmp_associate.policy_support);
-       tmp_associate.assoc_tsf_msw = cpu_to_le32(tmp_associate.assoc_tsf_msw);
-       tmp_associate.assoc_tsf_lsw = cpu_to_le32(tmp_associate.assoc_tsf_lsw);
-       tmp_associate.capability = cpu_to_le16(tmp_associate.capability);
-       tmp_associate.listen_interval =
-           cpu_to_le16(tmp_associate.listen_interval);
-       tmp_associate.beacon_interval =
-           cpu_to_le16(tmp_associate.beacon_interval);
-       tmp_associate.atim_window = cpu_to_le16(tmp_associate.atim_window);
-
-       return ipw_send_cmd_pdu(priv, IPW_CMD_ASSOCIATE, sizeof(tmp_associate),
-                               &tmp_associate);
+       return ipw_send_cmd_pdu(priv, IPW_CMD_ASSOCIATE, sizeof(*associate),
+                               associate);
 }
 
 static int ipw_send_supported_rates(struct ipw_priv *priv,
        priv->last_missed_beacons = priv->missed_beacons;
        if (priv->assoc_request.beacon_interval) {
                missed_beacons_percent = missed_beacons_delta *
-                   (HZ * priv->assoc_request.beacon_interval) /
+                   (HZ * le16_to_cpu(priv->assoc_request.beacon_interval)) /
                    (IPW_STATS_INTERVAL * 10);
        } else {
                missed_beacons_percent = 0;
                                                                   workqueue,
                                                                   &priv->
                                                                   adhoc_check,
-                                                                  priv->
+                                                                  le16_to_cpu(priv->
                                                                   assoc_request.
-                                                                  beacon_interval);
+                                                                  beacon_interval));
                                                break;
                                        }
 
        }
 
        queue_delayed_work(priv->workqueue, &priv->adhoc_check,
-                          priv->assoc_request.beacon_interval);
+                          le16_to_cpu(priv->assoc_request.beacon_interval));
 }
 
 static void ipw_bg_adhoc_check(struct work_struct *work)
                priv->assoc_request.auth_type = AUTH_OPEN;
 
        if (priv->ieee->wpa_ie_len) {
-               priv->assoc_request.policy_support = 0x02;      /* RSN active */
+               priv->assoc_request.policy_support = cpu_to_le16(0x02); /* RSN active */
                ipw_set_rsn_capa(priv, priv->ieee->wpa_ie,
                                 priv->ieee->wpa_ie_len);
        }
        else if (network->mode & priv->ieee->mode & IEEE_B)
                priv->assoc_request.ieee_mode = IPW_B_MODE;
 
-       priv->assoc_request.capability = network->capability;
+       priv->assoc_request.capability = cpu_to_le16(network->capability);
        if ((network->capability & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE)
            && !(priv->config & CFG_PREAMBLE_LONG)) {
                priv->assoc_request.preamble_length = DCT_FLAG_SHORT_PREAMBLE;
 
                /* Clear the short preamble if we won't be supporting it */
                priv->assoc_request.capability &=
-                   ~WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE;
+                   ~cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE);
        }
 
        /* Clear capability bits that aren't used in Ad Hoc */
        if (priv->ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_ADHOC)
                priv->assoc_request.capability &=
-                   ~WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME;
+                   ~cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME);
 
        IPW_DEBUG_ASSOC("%sssocation attempt: '%s', channel %d, "
                        "802.11%c [%d], %s[:%s], enc=%s%s%s%c%c\n",
                        '1' + priv->ieee->sec.active_key : '.',
                        priv->capability & CAP_PRIVACY_ON ? '.' : ' ');
 
-       priv->assoc_request.beacon_interval = network->beacon_interval;
+       priv->assoc_request.beacon_interval = cpu_to_le16(network->beacon_interval);
        if ((priv->ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_ADHOC) &&
            (network->time_stamp[0] == 0) && (network->time_stamp[1] == 0)) {
                priv->assoc_request.assoc_type = HC_IBSS_START;
                        priv->assoc_request.assoc_type = HC_REASSOCIATE;
                else
                        priv->assoc_request.assoc_type = HC_ASSOCIATE;
-               priv->assoc_request.assoc_tsf_msw = network->time_stamp[1];
-               priv->assoc_request.assoc_tsf_lsw = network->time_stamp[0];
+               priv->assoc_request.assoc_tsf_msw = cpu_to_le32(network->time_stamp[1]);
+               priv->assoc_request.assoc_tsf_lsw = cpu_to_le32(network->time_stamp[0]);
        }
 
        memcpy(priv->assoc_request.bssid, network->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
 
        if (priv->ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_ADHOC) {
                memset(&priv->assoc_request.dest, 0xFF, ETH_ALEN);
-               priv->assoc_request.atim_window = network->atim_window;
+               priv->assoc_request.atim_window = cpu_to_le16(network->atim_window);
        } else {
                memcpy(priv->assoc_request.dest, network->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
                priv->assoc_request.atim_window = 0;
        }
 
-       priv->assoc_request.listen_interval = network->listen_interval;
+       priv->assoc_request.listen_interval = cpu_to_le16(network->listen_interval);
 
        err = ipw_send_ssid(priv, priv->essid, priv->essid_len);
        if (err) {
 #if 0
        if ((priv->status & (STATUS_ASSOCIATED | STATUS_ASSOCIATING)) &&
            (((priv->assoc_request.capability &
-              WLAN_CAPABILITY_PRIVACY) && !sec->enabled) ||
+              cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_PRIVACY)) && !sec->enabled) ||
             (!(priv->assoc_request.capability &
-               WLAN_CAPABILITY_PRIVACY) && sec->enabled))) {
+               cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_PRIVACY)) && sec->enabled))) {
                IPW_DEBUG_ASSOC("Disassociating due to capability "
                                "change.\n");
                ipw_disassociate(priv);