Troubleshooting Network Security Groups

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Troubleshooting Network Security Groups

Troubleshooting basic network security is an important skill. This troubleshooting scenario is an opportunity to assess your skills in this area. In this hands-on lab, you are trapped in an escape room. To escape, you need to troubleshoot the networking issues so that you can connect to the jumpbox and access the escape room exit on the web server. > **Note:** If you are completing this lab as part of the *Hands-On Network Troubleshooting with Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): An Escape Room Adventure* course, you will receive a key upon successful completion of this hands-on lab that you can use to unlock the door in the next hands-on lab in that course.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 23, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Determine If Network Security Group Rules Are Preventing You from Accessing JumpBox1

If required, using the Azure portal, identify and fix the issues that are preventing you from connecting to JumpBox1 using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
Challenge

Determine If Network Security Group Rules Are Preventing You from Accessing WebServer1

If required, using the Azure portal, identify and fix the issues that are preventing you from connecting to WebServer1 from JumpBox1 over HTTP.
Challenge

Determine If Network Security Group Rules Are Preventing WebServer1 from Accessing FileServer1

If required, using the Azure portal, identify and fix the issues that are preventing WebServer1 from accessing FileServer1 over Server Message Block (SMB).
Challenge

Connect to WebServer1 from JumpBox1
1. Use Remote Desktop to connect to JumpBox1 using its public IP address.
2. Use Microsoft Edge on JumpBox1 to connect to WebServer1 using the address http://10.0.1.80.

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