Can a firewall cause Cloudflare WARP to report a private connection issue?

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Can a firewall cause Cloudflare WARP to report a private connection issue?
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Yes, absolutely. A strict firewall, either on your device or your network router, can block the ports or protocols that Cloudflare WARP uses to establish its secure tunnel. This blockage prevents WARP from functioning correctly, leading to the 'connection is not private' warning.