What are the methods of separating network spaces in a LAN?

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Published on 2012-11-03T10:45:28Z Indexed on 2012/11/03 11:04 UTC
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Please detail me the methods.

My thoughts:

  • put the servers in separate (sub)networks
    • the servers are forced to go through the firewall but no NAT is required
  • assign more IP addresses to the internal interface of the server
    • choosing gateway addresses from the clients and servers IP address ranges
  • split DNS

Netfilter/{iptables, ipset} could be heavily involved, I'm talking about Linux servers. See for example: Destination NAT Onto the Same Network from internal clients

Please do not explain what is NAT or DNS. This is a theoretical question, but my poor English knowledge prevent me to describe it in a fancy fashion.

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