--- ipxkern.c
+++ ipxkern.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #endif
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include "ipxkern.h"
+#include <sys/utsname.h>
 
 #define MAX_IFC (256)
 
@@ -54,8 +55,16 @@
 {
 	FILE *ipx_route;
 	char buf[512];
+	struct utsname u;

-	ipx_route = fopen("/proc/net/ipx_route", "r");
+	if (uname(&u) != 0) {
+		sprintf(ipx_err_string, "call uname: %s",
+			strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ipx_route = fopen(strncmp(u.version, "2.4", 3) == 0 ?
+			"/proc/net/ipx_route" : "/proc/net/ipx/route", "r");
 
 	if (ipx_route == NULL)
 	{
@@ -112,8 +121,16 @@
 {
 	FILE *ipx_ifc;
 	char buf[512];
+	struct utsname u;
+
+	if (uname(&u) != 0) {
+		sprintf(ipx_err_string, "call uname: %s",
+               	strerror(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
 
-	ipx_ifc = fopen("/proc/net/ipx_interface", "r");
+	ipx_ifc = fopen(strncmp(u.version, "2.4", 3) == 0 ?
+			"/proc/net/ipx_interface" : "/proc/net/ipx/interface", "r");
 
 	if (ipx_ifc == NULL)
 	{