Added comment to each of the examples about the Slave Select pin

examples/JeeUdp/JeeUdp.ino

@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ void setup (){
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println("\n[JeeUdp]");
   loadConfig();
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println( "Failed to access Ethernet controller");
   if (!ether.dhcpSetup())
     Serial.println("DHCP failed");

examples/SSDP/SSDP.ino

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ const char pageD[] PROGMEM =
 ;
 
 void setup(){
-  ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac , SS);// SS = 53 for the mega ethernet shield and  10 for normal ethernet shield
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS);
   ether.staticSetup(myip, gwip);
   ENC28J60::disableMulticast(); //disable multicast filter means enable multicast reception
   Serial.begin(115200);

examples/backSoon/backSoon.ino

@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ void setup(){
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println("\n[backSoon]");
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println( "Failed to access Ethernet controller");
 #if STATIC
   ether.staticSetup(myip, gwip);

examples/etherNode/etherNode.ino

@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ void setup(){
 #endif
     loadConfig();
 
-    if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+    // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+    if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
       Serial.println( "Failed to access Ethernet controller");
     if (!ether.dhcpSetup())
       Serial.println("DHCP failed");

examples/getDHCPandDNS/getDHCPandDNS.ino

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ void setup () {
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println("\n[getDHCPandDNS]");
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println( "Failed to access Ethernet controller");
 
   if (!ether.dhcpSetup())

examples/getStaticIP/getStaticIP.ino

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ void setup () {
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println("\n[getStaticIP]");
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println( "Failed to access Ethernet controller");
 
   ether.staticSetup(myip, gwip);

examples/getViaDNS/getViaDNS.ino

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ void setup () {
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println("\n[getViaDNS]");
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println( "Failed to access Ethernet controller");
 
   ether.staticSetup(myip, gwip);

examples/multipacket/multipacket.ino

@@ -47,9 +47,11 @@ const char pageE[] PROGMEM =
 
 
 void setup(){
-  ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac , 10);// 53 for the mega ethernet shield and 10 for normal ethernet shield
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac , SS);
   ether.staticSetup(myip, gwip);
 }
+
 void loop(){
     word pos = ether.packetLoop(ether.packetReceive());
     // check if valid tcp data is received

examples/multipacketSD/multipacketSD.ino

@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ void setup() {
     file.setSSpin(4);
   res=file.initFAT(0);
   if (res==NO_ERROR)    Serial.println("SD started");
-  ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac , SS); //SS = 53 on mega ethernet shield 10 on others
+
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac , SS);
   ether.staticSetup(myip, gwip);
   Serial.println("ETH started");
 }

examples/nanether/nanether.ino

@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ void setup(void)
 
     /* Check that the Ethernet controller exists */
     Serial.println("Initialising the Ethernet controller");
-    if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mac, 8) == 0) {
+
+    // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+    if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mac, SS) == 0) {
         Serial.println( "Ethernet controller NOT initialised");
         while (true)
             /* MT */ ;

examples/noipClient/noipClient.ino

@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ void setup () {
     Serial.println(F("NoIP Client Demo"));
     Serial.println();
 
+    // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
     if (!ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS))
         Serial.println(F( "Failed to access Ethernet controller"));
     else

examples/notifyMyAndroid/notifyMyAndroid.ino

@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ void setup () {
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println("\nStarting Notify My Android Example");
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println(F("Failed to access Ethernet controller"));
   if (!ether.dhcpSetup())
     Serial.println(F("DHCP failed"));

examples/ntpClient/ntpClient.ino

@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.begin(9600);
   Serial.println(F("\n[EtherCard NTP Client]"));
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, myMac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, myMac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println(F("Failed to access Ethernet controller"));
   if (!ether.dhcpSetup())
     Serial.println(F("DHCP failed"));

examples/persistence/persistence.ino

@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ void setup () {
     Serial.begin(57600);
     Serial.println(F("\n[Persistence+readPacketSlice]"));
 
-
-    if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+    // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+    if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
         Serial.println(F("Failed to access Ethernet controller"));
     if (!ether.dhcpSetup())
         Serial.println(F("DHCP failed"));

examples/pings/pings.ino

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ void setup () {
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println("\n[pings]");
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println(F("Failed to access Ethernet controller"));
   if (!ether.dhcpSetup())
     Serial.println(F("DHCP failed"));

examples/rbbb_server/rbbb_server.ino

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ byte Ethernet::buffer[500];
 BufferFiller bfill;
 
 void setup () {
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println(F("Failed to access Ethernet controller"));
   ether.staticSetup(myip);
 }

examples/stashTest/stashTest.ino

@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ void dumpStash (const char* msg, void* ptr) {
 void setup () {
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println("\n[stashTest]");
-  ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac);
+
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS);
 
 #if 1
   Stash buf;

examples/testDHCP/testDHCP.ino

@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ void setup () {
   }
   Serial.println();
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println(F("Failed to access Ethernet controller"));
 
   Serial.println(F("Setting up DHCP"));

examples/thingspeak/thingspeak.ino

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 // change these settings to match your own setup
 //#define FEED "000"
 #define APIKEY "beef1337beef1337" // put your key here
-#define ethCSpin 10 // put your CS/SS pin here.
 
 // ethernet interface mac address, must be unique on the LAN
 static byte mymac[] = { 0x74,0x69,0x69,0x2D,0x30,0x31 };
@@ -123,7 +122,8 @@ void initialize_ethernet(void){
     //digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
     //delay(500);
 
-    if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, ethCSpin) == 0){
+    // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+    if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0){
       Serial.println( "Failed to access Ethernet controller");
       continue;
     }

examples/twitter/twitter.ino

@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ void setup () {
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println("\n[Twitter Client]");
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println(F("Failed to access Ethernet controller"));
   if (!ether.dhcpSetup())
     Serial.println(F("DHCP failed"));

examples/udpClientSendOnly/udpClientSendOnly.ino

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ const int srcPort PROGMEM = 4321;
 void setup () {
   Serial.begin(9600);
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println( "Failed to access Ethernet controller");
   if (!ether.dhcpSetup())
     Serial.println("DHCP failed");

examples/udpListener/udpListener.ino

@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ void setup(){
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println(F("\n[backSoon]"));
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println(F("Failed to access Ethernet controller"));
 #if STATIC
   ether.staticSetup(myip, gwip);

examples/webClient/webClient.ino

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ void setup () {
   Serial.begin(57600);
   Serial.println(F("\n[webClient]"));
 
-  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0)
+  // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+  if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0)
     Serial.println(F("Failed to access Ethernet controller"));
   if (!ether.dhcpSetup())
     Serial.println(F("DHCP failed"));

examples/xively/xively.ino

@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ void initialize_ethernet(void){
     digitalWrite(5, HIGH);
     delay(500);
 
-    if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac) == 0){
+    // Change 'SS' to your Slave Select pin, if you arn't using the default pin
+    if (ether.begin(sizeof Ethernet::buffer, mymac, SS) == 0){
       Serial.println( "Failed to access Ethernet controller");
       continue;
     }