diff --git a/src/sys/isa/ne2k.c b/src/sys/isa/ne2k.c
index 14962fa..8cb0cf5 100644
--- a/src/sys/isa/ne2k.c
+++ b/src/sys/isa/ne2k.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ubixos/kpanic.h>
 #include <ubixos/vitals.h>
+#include <assert.h>
 
 
 static int dp_pkt2user(struct device *dev,int page,int length);
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@
     kpanic("Device Not Ready\n");
     }
 
+  assert(length);
   if ((word16 == 1) && (length & 0x01)) {
     length++;
     }
@@ -165,9 +167,12 @@
   int i;
   uInt16 *packet16 = (uInt16 *)packet;
 
+  assert(length);
+  
   if (length & 0x01)
     length++;
 
+   
 
   outportByte(dev->ioAddr+EN0_RCNTLO,(length & 0xFF));
   outportByte(dev->ioAddr+EN0_RCNTHI,(length >> 8));
@@ -349,6 +354,10 @@
 /***
 
  $Log$
+ Revision 1.14  2004/07/14 12:03:50  reddawg
+ ne2k: ne2kInit to ne2k_init
+ Changed Startup Routines
+
  Revision 1.13  2004/06/04 10:19:42  reddawg
  notes: we compile again, thank g-d anyways i was about to cry