Remove IPv4 netmask check

diff --git a/PVE/API2/Network.pm b/PVE/API2/Network.pm
index 186434a05b713f2a0ec0edfdb3c68dfbec72d475..92256863ece5db230f620d6bcf4d99d8cd0a52dc 100644 (file)
--- a/PVE/API2/Network.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/Network.pm
@@ -254,18 +254,6 @@ my $check_duplicate_gateway6 = sub {
     return &$check_duplicate($config, $newiface, 'gateway6', 'Default ipv6 gateway');
 };
 
-my $check_ipv4_settings = sub {
-    my ($address, $netmask) = @_;
-
-    my $binip = Net::IP::ip_iptobin($address, 4);
-    my $binmask = Net::IP::ip_iptobin($netmask, 4);
-    my $broadcast = Net::IP::ip_iptobin('255.255.255.255', 4);
-    my $binhost = $binip | $binmask;
-
-    raise_param_exc({ address => "$address is not a valid host ip address." })
-        if ($binhost eq $binmask) || ($binhost eq $broadcast);
-};
-
 sub ipv6_tobin {
     return Net::IP::ip_iptobin(Net::IP::ip_expand_address(shift, 6), 6);
 }
@@ -324,8 +312,6 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
            &$check_duplicate_gateway6($ifaces, $iface)
                if $param->{gateway6};
 
-           &$check_ipv4_settings($param->{address}, $param->{netmask})
-               if $param->{address};
            &$check_ipv6_settings($param->{address6}, int($param->{netmask6}))
                if $param->{address6};
 
@@ -417,7 +403,6 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
                if $param->{gateway6};
 
            if ($param->{address}) {
-               &$check_ipv4_settings($param->{address}, $param->{netmask});
                push @$families, 'inet' if !grep(/^inet$/, @$families);
            } else {
                @$families = grep(!/^inet$/, @$families);