diff --git a/html/cgi-bin/forwardfw.cgi b/html/cgi-bin/forwardfw.cgi
index 427d4a131..bd8cea8ed 100755
--- a/html/cgi-bin/forwardfw.cgi
+++ b/html/cgi-bin/forwardfw.cgi
@@ -433,7 +433,9 @@ sub checksource
 		}
 
 		if ($fwdfwsettings{'isip'} ne 'on'){
-			if (&General::validmac($fwdfwsettings{'src_addr'})){$fwdfwsettings{'ismac'}='on';}
+			if (&General::validmac($fwdfwsettings{'src_addr'})){
+				$fwdfwsettings{'ismac'}='on';
+			}
 		}
 		if ($fwdfwsettings{'isip'} eq 'on'){
 			##check if ip is valid
@@ -445,12 +447,6 @@ sub checksource
 			$ip=&General::ip2dec($ip);
 			$ip=&General::dec2ip($ip);
 			#check if net or broadcast
-			my @tmp= split (/\./,$ip);
-			if (($tmp[3] eq "0") || ($tmp[3] eq "255"))
-			{
-				$errormessage=$Lang::tr{'fwhost err hostip'}."<br>";
-				return $errormessage;
-			}
 			$fwdfwsettings{'src_addr'}="$ip/$subnet";
 			if(!&General::validipandmask($fwdfwsettings{'src_addr'})){
 				$errormessage.=$Lang::tr{'fwdfw err src_addr'}."<br>";
@@ -1535,7 +1531,7 @@ sub newrule
 	#------SOURCE-------------------------------------------------------
 	print<<END;
 		<table width='100%' border='0'>
-		<tr><td width='1%'><input type='radio' name='grp1' value='src_addr'  checked></td><td width='60%'>$Lang::tr{'fwdfw sourceip'}<input type='TEXT' name='src_addr' value='$fwdfwsettings{'src_addr'}' size='16' maxlength='17' ></td><td width='1%'><input type='radio' name='grp1' id='ipfire_src' value='ipfire_src'  $checked{'grp1'}{'ipfire_src'}></td><td><b>Firewall</b></td>
+		<tr><td width='1%'><input type='radio' name='grp1' value='src_addr'  checked></td><td width='60%'>$Lang::tr{'fwdfw sourceip'}<input type='TEXT' name='src_addr' value='$fwdfwsettings{'src_addr'}' size='16' maxlength='18' ></td><td width='1%'><input type='radio' name='grp1' id='ipfire_src' value='ipfire_src'  $checked{'grp1'}{'ipfire_src'}></td><td><b>Firewall</b></td>
 END
 		print"<td align='right'><select name='ipfire_src' style='width:200px;'>";
 		print "<option value='ALL' $selected{'ipfire_src'}{'ALL'}>$Lang::tr{'all'}</option>";
@@ -1593,7 +1589,7 @@ END
 		&Header::openbox('100%', 'left', $Lang::tr{'fwdfw target'});
 		print<<END;
 		<table width='100%' border='0'>	
-		<tr><td width='1%'><input type='radio' name='grp2' value='tgt_addr'  checked></td><td width='60%' nowrap='nowrap'>$Lang::tr{'fwdfw targetip'}<input type='TEXT' name='tgt_addr' value='$fwdfwsettings{'tgt_addr'}' size='16' maxlength='17'><td width='1%'><input type='radio' name='grp2' id='ipfire' value='ipfire'  $checked{'grp2'}{'ipfire'}></td><td><b>Firewall</b></td>
+		<tr><td width='1%'><input type='radio' name='grp2' value='tgt_addr'  checked></td><td width='60%' nowrap='nowrap'>$Lang::tr{'fwdfw targetip'}<input type='TEXT' name='tgt_addr' value='$fwdfwsettings{'tgt_addr'}' size='16' maxlength='18'><td width='1%'><input type='radio' name='grp2' id='ipfire' value='ipfire'  $checked{'grp2'}{'ipfire'}></td><td><b>Firewall</b></td>
 END
 		print"<td align='right'><select name='ipfire' style='width:200px;'>";
 		print "<option value='ALL' $selected{'ipfire'}{'ALL'}>$Lang::tr{'all'}</option>";
diff --git a/langs/de/cgi-bin/de.pl b/langs/de/cgi-bin/de.pl
index ef22ba366..818c31ab1 100644
--- a/langs/de/cgi-bin/de.pl
+++ b/langs/de/cgi-bin/de.pl
@@ -1005,7 +1005,6 @@
 'fwhost err net' 		=> 'Netzwerk IP Adresse existiert bereits',
 'fwhost err mac' 		=> 'MAC Adresse ungültig',
 'fwhost err hostexist'	=> 'Ein Host mit diesem Namen existiert bereits',
-'fwhost err hostip' 	=> 'Netz- oder Broadcastadressen sind nicht erlaubt',
 'fwhost err hostorip' 	=> 'Name oder IP Adresse ungültig',
 'fwhost err isccdhost'	=> 'Dieser Name wird bereits für einen Openvpn Host verwendet',
 'fwhost err isccdipnet'	=> 'Diese IP Adresse wird bereits für einen Openvpn Netzwerk verwendet',
diff --git a/langs/en/cgi-bin/en.pl b/langs/en/cgi-bin/en.pl
index e3ad37c9d..a0b3db9e6 100644
--- a/langs/en/cgi-bin/en.pl
+++ b/langs/en/cgi-bin/en.pl
@@ -1030,7 +1030,6 @@
 'fwhost err net' 		=> 'Network IP address already exists',
 'fwhost err mac' 		=> 'MAC address invalid',
 'fwhost err hostexist'	=> 'A host with this name already exists',
-'fwhost err hostip' 	=> 'Network or broadcast addresses not allowed',
 'fwhost err hostorip' 	=> 'Name or IP address invalid',
 'fwhost err isccdhost'	=> 'This name is already used by an OpenVPN client',
 'fwhost err isccdipnet'	=> 'This IP address is already used by an OpenVPN network',