Configuring a Router

15 minutes
  • 2 Learning Objectives

About this Hands-on Lab

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!

Learning Objectives

Successfully complete this lab by achieving the following learning objectives:

List the Rules for `iptables` on Server 1

Display the set of rules configured for iptables.

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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