Ubuntu-gutsy/hardy-Ethernet (nVidia MCP55 forcedeth) not working

This is a know issue in Ubuntu Linux ( gutsy , hardy ) with nVidia MCP55 Ethernet card.  This  card uses forecedeth module. forecedeth module  is loaded, network card seem to be up and running however it can not ping outside the box. Here is a quick fix for this problem, as a root or sudo run commands:

echo options forcedeth msi=0 msix=0 >> /etc/modprobe.d/options
update-initramfs -u

Now you can safely reboot.

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