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@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ installed.
 You should be able to run `docker run hello-world` and see a response like this:
 > **Note**: You may need to add your user to the `docker` group in order to call this command without sudo. [Read more](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/linux-postinstall/)
 
+> **Note**: If there are networking issues in your setup, `docker run hello-world` may fail to execute successfully. In case you are behind a proxy server and you suspect that it blocks the connection, check the [next part](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/part2/) of the tutorial.
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 ```shell
 $ docker run hello-world