--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.4.17/include/linux/if_ether.h	2001-10-30 23:08:12.000000000 +0000
+++ sangam-fb-401/linux-2.4.17/include/linux/if_ether.h	2004-04-08 07:35:46.000000000 +0000
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@
 	unsigned char	h_dest[ETH_ALEN];	/* destination eth addr	*/
 	unsigned char	h_source[ETH_ALEN];	/* source ether addr	*/
 	unsigned short	h_proto;		/* packet type ID field	*/
-};
+} __attribute__((packed));
 
 #endif	/* _LINUX_IF_ETHER_H */