diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 3d8a6a6d660cfdaaf0ecda5211b735acbc3587d7..d374c6f9d05ee4de012209f92297181f78932819 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ ACENIC DRIVER
 M:	Jes Sorensen <jes@trained-monkey.org>
 L:	linux-acenic@sunsite.dk
 S:	Maintained
-F:	drivers/net/ethernet/3com/acenic*
+F:	drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/acenic*
 
 ACER ASPIRE ONE TEMPERATURE AND FAN DRIVER
 M:	Peter Feuerer <peter@piie.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig
index 497f038dcd477d19b15f61482a3caed1a13e4150..65cc129da1146229fd4a76d2ef8d7704c5f5d656 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig
@@ -117,31 +117,4 @@ config TYPHOON
 	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
 	  will be called typhoon.
 
-config ACENIC
-	tristate "Alteon AceNIC/3Com 3C985/NetGear GA620 Gigabit support"
-	depends on PCI
-	---help---
-	  Say Y here if you have an Alteon AceNIC, 3Com 3C985(B), NetGear
-	  GA620, SGI Gigabit or Farallon PN9000-SX PCI Gigabit Ethernet
-	  adapter. The driver allows for using the Jumbo Frame option (9000
-	  bytes/frame) however it requires that your switches can handle this
-	  as well. To enable Jumbo Frames, add `mtu 9000' to your ifconfig
-	  line.
-
-	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
-	  module will be called acenic.
-
-config ACENIC_OMIT_TIGON_I
-	bool "Omit support for old Tigon I based AceNICs"
-	depends on ACENIC
-	---help---
-	  Say Y here if you only have Tigon II based AceNICs and want to leave
-	  out support for the older Tigon I based cards which are no longer
-	  being sold (ie. the original Alteon AceNIC and 3Com 3C985 (non B
-	  version)).  This will reduce the size of the driver object by
-	  app. 100KB.  If you are not sure whether your card is a Tigon I or a
-	  Tigon II, say N here.
-
-	  The safe and default value for this is N.
-
 endif # NET_VENDOR_3COM
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Makefile
index 96d1d60d67b64b86ca599f5da0124c402ab2c05f..1e5382a30eadfe7eb9194a64bf2401177d0ea62a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Makefile
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_3C515) += 3c515.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCMCIA_3C589) += 3c589_cs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PCMCIA_3C574) += 3c574_cs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_VORTEX) += 3c59x.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_ACENIC) += acenic.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_TYPHOON) += typhoon.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig
index cff6ef5360637b64b7dee7944527f0d9ed7f6305..1f5a32dbe04c913efbdac85f2beaf9bbbf505ef5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ if ETHERNET
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/aeroflex/Kconfig"
+source "drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/amd/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/apple/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/Makefile
index 986def799cf6e931fecec0b9683b78159c2e6421..c53ad3afc9917e19ceba34d3a99599ae056d34f1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM) += 3com/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_8390) += 8390/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_ADAPTEC) += adaptec/
 obj-$(CONFIG_GRETH) += aeroflex/
+obj-$(CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_ALTEON) += alteon/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_AMD) += amd/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_APPLE) += apple/
 obj-$(CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_ATHEROS) += atheros/
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Kconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..68862e4d145c006260280885b4df23b216d3d440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#
+# Alteon network device configuration
+#
+
+config NET_VENDOR_ALTEON
+	bool "Alteon devices"
+	depends on PCI
+	---help---
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
+	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
+	  <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>.
+
+	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
+	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
+	  the questions about Alteon cards. If you say Y, you will be asked for
+	  your specific card in the following questions.
+
+if NET_VENDOR_ALTEON
+
+config ACENIC
+	tristate "Alteon AceNIC/3Com 3C985/NetGear GA620 Gigabit support"
+	depends on PCI
+	---help---
+	  Say Y here if you have an Alteon AceNIC, 3Com 3C985(B), NetGear
+	  GA620, SGI Gigabit or Farallon PN9000-SX PCI Gigabit Ethernet
+	  adapter. The driver allows for using the Jumbo Frame option (9000
+	  bytes/frame) however it requires that your switches can handle this
+	  as well. To enable Jumbo Frames, add `mtu 9000' to your ifconfig
+	  line.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
+	  module will be called acenic.
+
+config ACENIC_OMIT_TIGON_I
+	bool "Omit support for old Tigon I based AceNICs"
+	depends on ACENIC
+	---help---
+	  Say Y here if you only have Tigon II based AceNICs and want to leave
+	  out support for the older Tigon I based cards which are no longer
+	  being sold (ie. the original Alteon AceNIC and 3Com 3C985 (non B
+	  version)).  This will reduce the size of the driver object by
+	  app. 100KB.  If you are not sure whether your card is a Tigon I or a
+	  Tigon II, say N here.
+
+	  The safe and default value for this is N.
+
+endif # NET_VENDOR_ALTEON
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a2ca173f2a50dc675f3fd57824d854f07ad595a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#
+# Makefile for the Alteon network device drivers.
+#
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_ACENIC) += acenic.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/acenic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/acenic.c
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/net/ethernet/3com/acenic.c
rename to drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/acenic.c
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/acenic.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/acenic.h
similarity index 100%
rename from drivers/net/ethernet/3com/acenic.h
rename to drivers/net/ethernet/alteon/acenic.h