Index: etc/network.subr
===================================================================
--- etc/network.subr
+++ etc/network.subr
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
 #
 IFCONFIG_CMD="/sbin/ifconfig"
 
-# Maximum number of addresses expanded from a address range specification.
-_IPEXPANDMAX=31
-
 #
 # Subroutines commonly used from network startup scripts.
 # Requires that rc.conf be loaded first.
@@ -886,12 +883,7 @@
 		_ipcount=$_iplow
 		while [ "$_ipcount" -le "$_iphigh" ]; do
 			_retstr="${_retstr} ${_iphead}${_iphead:+.}${_ipcount}${_iptail:+.}${_iptail}${_plen:+/}${_plen}"
-			if [ $_ipcount -gt $(($_iplow + $_IPEXPANDMAX)) ]; then
-				warn "Range specification is too large (${_iphead}${_iphead:+.}${_iplow}${_iptail:+.}${_iptail}-${_iphead}${_iphead:+.}${_iphigh}${_iptail:+.}${_iptail}).  ${_iphead}${_iphead:+.}${_iplow}${_iptail:+.}${_iptail}-${_iphead}${_iphead:+.}${_ipcount}${_iptail:+.}${_iptail} was processed."
-				break
-			else
-				_ipcount=$(($_ipcount + 1))
-			fi
+			_ipcount=$(($_ipcount + 1))
 			# Forcibly set /32 for remaining aliases.
 			_plen=32
 		done
@@ -976,13 +968,7 @@
 					    $_ipleft $_ipcount $_ipright \
 					    ${_plen:+/}$_plen`
 					_retstr="$_retstr $_r"
-					if [ $_ipcount -gt $(($_iplow + $_IPEXPANDMAX)) ]
-					then
-						warn "Range specification is too large $(printf '(%s:%04x%s-%s:%04x%s)' $_ipleft $_iplow $_ipright $_ipleft $_iphigh $_ipright). $(printf '%s:%04x%s-%s:%04x%s' $_ipleft $_iplow $_ipright $_ipleft $_ipcount $_ipright) was processed."
-						break
-					else
-						_ipcount=$(($_ipcount + 1))
-					fi
+					_ipcount=$(($_ipcount + 1))
 				done
 			else
 				_retstr="${_ipaddr}${_plen:+/}${_plen}"