diff -Naur linux-3.2.9/include/linux/netfilter/xt_recent.h linux-3.2.9-custom/include/linux/netfilter/xt_recent.h
--- linux-3.2.9/include/linux/netfilter/xt_recent.h	2012-03-01 02:32:49.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.2.9-custom/include/linux/netfilter/xt_recent.h	2012-03-01 19:39:10.674001660 +0200
@@ -32,4 +32,14 @@
 	__u8 side;
 };
 
+struct xt_recent_mtinfo_v1 {
+	__u32 seconds;
+	__u32 hit_count;
+	__u8 check_set;
+	__u8 invert;
+	char name[XT_RECENT_NAME_LEN];
+	__u8 side;
+	union nf_inet_addr mask;
+};
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_NETFILTER_XT_RECENT_H */
diff -Naur linux-3.2.9/include/linux/netfilter.h linux-3.2.9-custom/include/linux/netfilter.h
--- linux-3.2.9/include/linux/netfilter.h	2012-03-01 02:32:49.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.2.9-custom/include/linux/netfilter.h	2012-03-01 12:41:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -85,6 +85,17 @@
 	return -(verdict >> NF_VERDICT_QBITS);
 }
 
+
+static inline void nf_inet_addr_mask(const union nf_inet_addr *a1,
+				    union nf_inet_addr *result,
+				    const union nf_inet_addr *mask)
+{
+	result->all[0] = a1->all[0] & mask->all[0];
+	result->all[1] = a1->all[1] & mask->all[1];
+	result->all[2] = a1->all[2] & mask->all[2];
+	result->all[3] = a1->all[3] & mask->all[3];
+}
+
 static inline int nf_inet_addr_cmp(const union nf_inet_addr *a1,
 				   const union nf_inet_addr *a2)
 {
diff -Naur linux-3.2.9/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c linux-3.2.9-custom/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c
--- linux-3.2.9/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c	2012-03-01 02:32:49.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-3.2.9-custom/net/netfilter/xt_recent.c	2012-03-01 22:23:33.969742684 +0200
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 struct recent_table {
 	struct list_head	list;
 	char			name[XT_RECENT_NAME_LEN];
+	union nf_inet_addr 	mask;
 	unsigned int		refcnt;
 	unsigned int		entries;
 	struct list_head	lru_list;
@@ -228,10 +229,11 @@
 {
 	struct net *net = dev_net(par->in ? par->in : par->out);
 	struct recent_net *recent_net = recent_pernet(net);
-	const struct xt_recent_mtinfo *info = par->matchinfo;
+	const struct xt_recent_mtinfo_v1 *info = par->matchinfo;
 	struct recent_table *t;
 	struct recent_entry *e;
 	union nf_inet_addr addr = {};
+	union nf_inet_addr addr_masked;
 	u_int8_t ttl;
 	bool ret = info->invert;
 
@@ -261,12 +263,15 @@
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&recent_lock);
 	t = recent_table_lookup(recent_net, info->name);
-	e = recent_entry_lookup(t, &addr, par->family,
+
+	nf_inet_addr_mask(&addr,&addr_masked,&t->mask);
+
+	e = recent_entry_lookup(t, &addr_masked, par->family,
 				(info->check_set & XT_RECENT_TTL) ? ttl : 0);
 	if (e == NULL) {
 		if (!(info->check_set & XT_RECENT_SET))
 			goto out;
-		e = recent_entry_init(t, &addr, par->family, ttl);
+		e = recent_entry_init(t, &addr_masked, par->family, ttl);
 		if (e == NULL)
 			par->hotdrop = true;
 		ret = !ret;
@@ -306,10 +311,10 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int recent_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
+static int recent_mt_check(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par, const struct xt_recent_mtinfo_v1 *info)
 {
 	struct recent_net *recent_net = recent_pernet(par->net);
-	const struct xt_recent_mtinfo *info = par->matchinfo;
+//	const struct xt_recent_mtinfo_v1 *info = par->matchinfo;
 	struct recent_table *t;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
 	struct proc_dir_entry *pde;
@@ -361,6 +366,8 @@
 		goto out;
 	}
 	t->refcnt = 1;
+
+	memcpy(&t->mask,&info->mask,sizeof(t->mask));
 	strcpy(t->name, info->name);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&t->lru_list);
 	for (i = 0; i < ip_list_hash_size; i++)
@@ -385,10 +392,37 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int recent_mt_check_v0(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
+{
+	const struct xt_recent_mtinfo_v0 *info_v0 = par->matchinfo;
+	struct xt_recent_mtinfo_v1 *info_v1 = par->matchinfo;
+	int ret;
+
+	info_v1 = kzalloc(sizeof(struct xt_recent_mtinfo_v1),
+		    GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (info_v1 == NULL) {
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* Copy old data */
+	memcpy(info_v1,info_v0,sizeof(struct xt_recent_mtinfo));
+	/* Default mask will make same behavior as old recent */ 
+	memset(info_v1->mask.all,0xFF,sizeof(info_v1->mask.all));
+	ret = recent_mt_check(par,info_v1);
+
+	kfree(info_v1);
+	return(ret);
+}
+
+static int recent_mt_check_v1(const struct xt_mtchk_param *par)
+{
+	return(recent_mt_check(par,par->matchinfo));
+}
+
 static void recent_mt_destroy(const struct xt_mtdtor_param *par)
 {
 	struct recent_net *recent_net = recent_pernet(par->net);
-	const struct xt_recent_mtinfo *info = par->matchinfo;
+	const struct xt_recent_mtinfo_v1 *info = par->matchinfo;
 	struct recent_table *t;
 
 	mutex_lock(&recent_mutex);
@@ -625,7 +659,7 @@
 		.family     = NFPROTO_IPV4,
 		.match      = recent_mt,
 		.matchsize  = sizeof(struct xt_recent_mtinfo),
-		.checkentry = recent_mt_check,
+		.checkentry = recent_mt_check_v0,
 		.destroy    = recent_mt_destroy,
 		.me         = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
@@ -635,10 +669,30 @@
 		.family     = NFPROTO_IPV6,
 		.match      = recent_mt,
 		.matchsize  = sizeof(struct xt_recent_mtinfo),
-		.checkentry = recent_mt_check,
+		.checkentry = recent_mt_check_v0,
 		.destroy    = recent_mt_destroy,
 		.me         = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
+	{
+		.name       = "recent",
+		.revision   = 1,
+		.family     = NFPROTO_IPV4,
+		.match      = recent_mt,
+		.matchsize  = sizeof(struct xt_recent_mtinfo_v1),
+		.checkentry = recent_mt_check_v1,
+		.destroy    = recent_mt_destroy,
+		.me         = THIS_MODULE,
+	},
+	{
+		.name       = "recent",
+		.revision   = 1,
+		.family     = NFPROTO_IPV6,
+		.match      = recent_mt,
+		.matchsize  = sizeof(struct xt_recent_mtinfo_v1),
+		.checkentry = recent_mt_check_v1,
+		.destroy    = recent_mt_destroy,
+		.me         = THIS_MODULE,
+	}
 };
 
 static int __init recent_mt_init(void)
