Inbound Traffic Blocked, — Check Firewall Settings

Temporarily disable the firewall to confirm the issue (do not do this in production).

sudo firewall-cmd --list-all Check the services and ports sections. If your port is missing, inbound traffic is blocked. inbound traffic blocked, check firewall settings

# Linux / macOS sudo netstat -tulpn | grep LISTEN # or ss -tuln netstat -an | findstr "LISTENING" Temporarily disable the firewall to confirm the issue

# Test TCP port nc -zv <target-ip> <port> telnet <target-ip> <port> Test with curl (HTTP) curl -v http://<target-ip>:<port> Action Use with caution

Get-NetFirewallRule | Where-Object $_.Direction -eq 'Inbound' -and $_.Enabled -eq 'True' | Format-Table DisplayName, Action Use with caution; only for testing.

If problems persist, check for conflicting VPNs, proxy settings, or SELinux (Linux) which can also deny network access independently of the firewall.