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hostapd: Do not limit BSSID #1529

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Changelog: Add note about firewall changes
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hostapd: Do not limit BSSID
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions doc/ChangeLog.md
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Expand Up @@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ All notable changes to the project are documented in this file.
- Add `legacy-rates` option to re-enable 802.11b rates on 2.4 GHz for
old IoT devices (disabled by default)

### Fixes

- Firewall masquerade no longer enables the global IPv4/IPv6 forwarding
sysctls. You must now enable IP forwarding explicitly on the interfaces
that should route traffic; enabling NAT alone is no longer enough

[wifi]: wifi.md

[v26.05.0][] - 2026-05-29
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17 changes: 17 additions & 0 deletions patches/hostapd/0003-more-limit-bssid-mask.patch
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diff --git a/src/ap/hostapd.c b/src/ap/hostapd.c
index 72a0bf503..9bdc2b41d 100644
--- a/src/ap/hostapd.c
+++ b/src/ap/hostapd.c
@@ -916,12 +916,6 @@ static int hostapd_validate_bssid_configuration(struct hostapd_iface *iface)
if (bits < j)
bits = j;

- if (bits > 40) {
- wpa_printf(MSG_ERROR, "Too many bits in the BSSID mask (%u)",
- bits);
- return -1;
- }
-
os_memset(mask, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
j = bits / 8;
for (i = 5; i > 5 - j; i--)
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