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Re: How to blocks clients between them in subnet



On Mon, 18 Jul 2016, Bonno Bloksma wrote:
> This looks to be impossible. The whole idea of having 1 network
> segment is that members can communicate directly over layer 2 without
> ant router/firewall in between.

Actually, it is very much possible, but it needs cooperation from the
network equipment (switch or wireless AP/router).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_VLAN

Wireless APs and routers often have a feature that can be enabled to
"isolate clients" which is similar to a private vlan where all ports are
private except for the uplink.

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