--- a/hw/eepro100.c
+++ b/hw/eepro100.c
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ static const uint16_t eepro100_mdi_mask[
 
 /* From FreeBSD */
 /* XXX: optimize */
+/*
 static int compute_mcast_idx(const uint8_t * ep)
 {
     uint32_t crc;
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ static int compute_mcast_idx(const uint8
     }
     return (crc >> 26);
 }
+*/
 
 #if defined(DEBUG_EEPRO100)
 static const char *nic_dump(const uint8_t * buf, unsigned size)
@@ -1492,11 +1494,12 @@ static ssize_t nic_receive(VLANClientSta
         /* Multicast frame. */
         logout("%p received multicast, len=%d\n", s, size);
         /* TODO: check multicast all bit. */
+        /* An quick whack - just pass 'em all to the guest - dbg. 07.01.2008
         assert(!(s->configuration[21] & BIT(3)));
         int mcast_idx = compute_mcast_idx(buf);
         if (!(s->mult[mcast_idx >> 3] & (1 << (mcast_idx & 7)))) {
             return size;
-        }
+        } */
         rfd_status |= 0x0002;
     } else if (s->configuration[15] & 1) {
         /* Promiscuous: receive all. */
@@ -1522,7 +1525,13 @@ static ssize_t nic_receive(VLANClientSta
                              offsetof(eepro100_rx_t, packet));
     uint16_t rfd_command = le16_to_cpu(rx.command);
     uint16_t rfd_size = le16_to_cpu(rx.size);
-    assert(size <= rfd_size);
+
+    // brb: cange from assert to if and log
+    // assert(size <= rfd_size);
+    if (size <= rfd_size) {
+      logout("size is smaller than rfd_size: %u <= %u : %s", size, rfd_size, nic_dump(buf, size));
+    }
+    
     if (size < 64) {
         rfd_status |= 0x0080;
     }
@@ -1542,10 +1551,10 @@ static ssize_t nic_receive(VLANClientSta
     s->statistics.rx_good_frames++;
     eepro100_fr_interrupt(s);
     s->ru_offset = le32_to_cpu(rx.link);
+    /* Comment out assert - brb 2008-01-15
     if (rfd_command & 0x8000) {
-        /* EL bit is set, so this was the last frame. */
         assert(0);
-    }
+    } */
     if (rfd_command & 0x4000) {
         /* S bit is set. */
         set_ru_state(s, ru_suspended);