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Configuring a Router

Hello and welcome to this hands-on lab, Configuring a Router. The scenario for this lab is as follows: * The IT manager at Eucalyptus and Lavender, Inc., has asked you to configure a Linux router and to block an IP address. * To complete this lab, configure a basic router on lab server 1, and block the IPv4 IP address of lab server 2. Also, be sure to test to make sure the connection is blocked. Good luck!

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 15m
Published
Clock icon Feb 11, 2022

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    List the Rules for `iptables` on Server 1

    Display the set of rules configured for iptables.

  2. Challenge

    On Server 1, Block SSH Connections from Server 2

    On server 1, use iptables to block the IP address of server 2. Test an SSH connection from server2 to server 1 to verify the connection is blocked.

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