Is it permissible to network while in the interview process?

I didn’t get the chance to network with members of a firm I got a first/second round interview for and I was wondering if it’s a good idea to reach out to people during this time to hopefully build a connection that will bat for me? Noob at networking so sorry if this is a dumb questions.

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