diff --git a/sys/arch/hp700/conf/GENERIC b/sys/arch/hp700/conf/GENERIC
index c4bf34d5310f..4c5204a78f2f 100644
--- a/sys/arch/hp700/conf/GENERIC
+++ b/sys/arch/hp700/conf/GENERIC
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: GENERIC,v 1.20 2004/02/20 20:18:37 jkunz Exp $
+# $NetBSD: GENERIC,v 1.21 2004/03/12 11:44:13 jkunz Exp $
 #
 # GENERIC machine description file
 # 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ include 	"arch/hp700/conf/std.hp700"
 
 options 	INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE	# embed config file in kernel binary
 
-#ident 		"GENERIC-$Revision: 1.20 $"
+#ident 		"GENERIC-$Revision: 1.21 $"
 
 maxusers	32		# estimated number of users
 
@@ -395,7 +395,8 @@ ld*	at mlx? unit ?
 
 # GSC network interfaces
 #medusa* at gsc?			# FDDI
-ie*	at gsc?				# 82C5[89]6 ether
+#ie*	at gsc?				# old 82C5[89]6 Ethernet, use iee(4)
+iee*	at gsc?				# 82C596 Ethernet
 
 # EISA network interfaces
 ep*	at eisa? slot ?			# 3Com 3c579 Ethernet
diff --git a/sys/arch/hp700/conf/SMALL b/sys/arch/hp700/conf/SMALL
index 70da07147797..65e99269b343 100644
--- a/sys/arch/hp700/conf/SMALL
+++ b/sys/arch/hp700/conf/SMALL
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $NetBSD: SMALL,v 1.1 2003/11/18 04:03:32 chs Exp $
+# $NetBSD: SMALL,v 1.2 2004/03/12 11:44:13 jkunz Exp $
 #
 # stripped-down GENERIC machine description file
 # 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ include 	"arch/hp700/conf/std.hp700"
 
 options 	INCLUDE_CONFIG_FILE	# embed config file in kernel binary
 
-#ident 		"GENERIC-$Revision: 1.1 $"
+#ident 		"GENERIC-$Revision: 1.2 $"
 
 maxusers	32		# estimated number of users
 
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ uk*	at scsibus? target ? lun ?	# SCSI unknown
 
 # GSC network interfaces
 #medusa* at gsc?			# FDDI
-ie*	at gsc?				# 82C5[89]6 ether
+#ie*	at gsc?				# old 82C5[89]6 Ethernet, use iee(4)
+iee*	at gsc?				# 82C596 Ethernet
 
 
 # Audio Devices
diff --git a/sys/arch/hp700/hp700/autoconf.c b/sys/arch/hp700/hp700/autoconf.c
index b522ea2f2c91..6810dd3dbd79 100644
--- a/sys/arch/hp700/hp700/autoconf.c
+++ b/sys/arch/hp700/hp700/autoconf.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: autoconf.c,v 1.12 2003/11/24 02:51:35 chs Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: autoconf.c,v 1.13 2004/03/12 11:44:13 jkunz Exp $	*/
 
 /*	$OpenBSD: autoconf.c,v 1.15 2001/06/25 00:43:10 mickey Exp $	*/
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
-__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: autoconf.c,v 1.12 2003/11/24 02:51:35 chs Exp $");
+__KERNEL_RCSID(0, "$NetBSD: autoconf.c,v 1.13 2004/03/12 11:44:13 jkunz Exp $");
 
 #include "opt_kgdb.h"
 #include "opt_useleds.h"
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ struct prom_n2f {
 };
 static struct prom_n2f prom_dev_table[] = {
 	{ "ie",		net_find },
+	{ "iee",	net_find },
 	{ "sd",		scsi_find },
 	{ "st",		scsi_find },
 	{ "cd",		scsi_find },
@@ -344,7 +345,7 @@ cpu_rootconf(void)
 
 	/* Get the PROM boot path and take it apart. */
 	/* XXX fredette - need something real here: */
-	strcpy(promname, "ie");
+	strcpy(promname, "iee");
 	prom_ctlr = prom_unit = prom_part = 0;
 
 	/* Default to "unknown" */