Firewall Troubleshooting

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Firewall Troubleshooting

In this learning activity, there is a fairly simple, but broken, firewall configuration. The firewall on `Server1` (10.0.1.10) should be configured to permit web requests from `Client1` (10.0.1.11). You will need to determine why the firewall isn't working as intended, and resolve the issue.

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Sep 19, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Verify That the Issue Exists

Prior to beginning the troubleshooting, you should verify that the issue actually exists.

Attempt to curl the headers for 10.0.1.10 from 10.0.1.11:

$ curl -I 10.0.1.10

Challenge

Resolve the Problem by Creating a New Zone

You can resolve this issue by creating a new zone, adding the http service to it, and designating 10.0.1.11 as a source for the zone. Use these commands:

[root@$host ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --new-zone=api
[root@$host ~]# firewall-cmd --reload
[root@$host ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=api --add-service=http
[root@$host ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=api --add-source=10.0.1.11
[root@$host ~]# firewall-cmd --reload

Challenge

Verify That the Problem Is Resolved

From Client1 (10.0.1.11), run:

curl -I 10.0.1.10

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