--- a/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tulip/tulip_core.c
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 
 #define DRV_NAME	"tulip"
 #ifdef CONFIG_TULIP_NAPI
-#define DRV_VERSION    "1.1.13-NAPI" /* Keep at least for test */
+#define DRV_VERSION    "1.1.14-NAPI" /* Keep at least for test */
 #else
-#define DRV_VERSION	"1.1.13"
+#define DRV_VERSION	"1.1.14"
 #endif
-#define DRV_RELDATE	"December 15, 2004"
+#define DRV_RELDATE	"May 6, 2006"
 
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -741,21 +741,20 @@ static void tulip_down (struct net_devic
 
 	/* Disable interrupts by clearing the interrupt mask. */
 	iowrite32 (0x00000000, ioaddr + CSR7);
+	ioread32 (ioaddr + CSR7);	/* flush posted write */
 
-	/* Stop the Tx and Rx processes. */
-	tulip_stop_rxtx(tp);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore (&tp->lock, flags);
 
-	/* prepare receive buffers */
-	tulip_refill_rx(dev);
+	free_irq (dev->irq, dev);	/* no more races after this */
+	tulip_stop_rxtx(tp);		/* Stop DMA */
 
-	/* release any unconsumed transmit buffers */
-	tulip_clean_tx_ring(tp);
+	/* Put driver back into the state we start with */
+	tulip_refill_rx(dev);		/* prepare RX buffers */
+	tulip_clean_tx_ring(tp);	/* clean up unsent TX buffers */
 
 	if (ioread32 (ioaddr + CSR6) != 0xffffffff)
 		tp->stats.rx_missed_errors += ioread32 (ioaddr + CSR8) & 0xffff;
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore (&tp->lock, flags);
-
 	init_timer(&tp->timer);
 	tp->timer.data = (unsigned long)dev;
 	tp->timer.function = tulip_tbl[tp->chip_id].media_timer;
@@ -774,7 +773,6 @@ static int tulip_close (struct net_devic
 		printk (KERN_DEBUG "%s: Shutting down ethercard, status was %2.2x.\n",
 			dev->name, ioread32 (ioaddr + CSR5));
 
-	free_irq (dev->irq, dev);
 
 	/* Free all the skbuffs in the Rx queue. */
 	for (i = 0; i < RX_RING_SIZE; i++) {
@@ -1752,7 +1752,6 @@ static int tulip_suspend (struct pci_dev
 		tulip_down(dev);
 
 	netif_device_detach(dev);
-	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
 
 	pci_save_state(pdev);
 	pci_disable_device(pdev);