====== forcedeth: random MAC address ======

I got a problem with **Linux kernel 2.6.18** and a **nVidia nForce Ethernet**: the MAC address is not recognized as valid by the kernel an thus a random generated MAC address is assigned:

<code>
forcedeth: using HIGHDMA
0000:00:0a.0: Invalid Mac address detected: 1d:9b:2a:38:1b:00
Please complain to your hardware vendor. Switching to a random MAC. 
</code>

I seems that in kernel 2.6.21 the issue is solved.