diff --git a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
index 731d0d7b2f37..525624fc03b4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/forcedeth.c
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
  *	0.44: 20 Aug 2005: Add support for scatter gather and segmentation.
  *	0.45: 18 Sep 2005: Remove nv_stop/start_rx from every link check
  *	0.46: 20 Oct 2005: Add irq optimization modes.
+ *	0.47: 26 Oct 2005: Add phyaddr 0 in phy scan.
  *
  * Known bugs:
  * We suspect that on some hardware no TX done interrupts are generated.
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@
  * DEV_NEED_TIMERIRQ will not harm you on sane hardware, only generating a few
  * superfluous timer interrupts from the nic.
  */
-#define FORCEDETH_VERSION		"0.46"
+#define FORCEDETH_VERSION		"0.47"
 #define DRV_NAME			"forcedeth"
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -2557,16 +2558,17 @@ static int __devinit nv_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_i
 	}
 
 	/* find a suitable phy */
-	for (i = 1; i < 32; i++) {
+	for (i = 1; i <= 32; i++) {
 		int id1, id2;
+		int phyaddr = i & 0x1F;
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&np->lock);
-		id1 = mii_rw(dev, i, MII_PHYSID1, MII_READ);
+		id1 = mii_rw(dev, phyaddr, MII_PHYSID1, MII_READ);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&np->lock);
 		if (id1 < 0 || id1 == 0xffff)
 			continue;
 		spin_lock_irq(&np->lock);
-		id2 = mii_rw(dev, i, MII_PHYSID2, MII_READ);
+		id2 = mii_rw(dev, phyaddr, MII_PHYSID2, MII_READ);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&np->lock);
 		if (id2 < 0 || id2 == 0xffff)
 			continue;
@@ -2574,23 +2576,19 @@ static int __devinit nv_probe(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_i
 		id1 = (id1 & PHYID1_OUI_MASK) << PHYID1_OUI_SHFT;
 		id2 = (id2 & PHYID2_OUI_MASK) >> PHYID2_OUI_SHFT;
 		dprintk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: open: Found PHY %04x:%04x at address %d.\n",
-				pci_name(pci_dev), id1, id2, i);
-		np->phyaddr = i;
+			pci_name(pci_dev), id1, id2, phyaddr);
+		np->phyaddr = phyaddr;
 		np->phy_oui = id1 | id2;
 		break;
 	}
-	if (i == 32) {
-		/* PHY in isolate mode? No phy attached and user wants to
-		 * test loopback? Very odd, but can be correct.
-		 */
+	if (i == 33) {
 		printk(KERN_INFO "%s: open: Could not find a valid PHY.\n",
-				pci_name(pci_dev));
-	}
-
-	if (i != 32) {
-		/* reset it */
-		phy_init(dev);
+		       pci_name(pci_dev));
+		goto out_freering;
 	}
+	
+	/* reset it */
+	phy_init(dev);
 
 	/* set default link speed settings */
 	np->linkspeed = NVREG_LINKSPEED_FORCE|NVREG_LINKSPEED_10;