What is the meaning of "Device has different MAC address than expected, ignoring."?

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Issue

When I issue command "ifup ethX" or "service network restart", an error "Device has different MAC address than expected, ignoring." is shown.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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