configuring ec2/aws

Create you VPC:

• VPC Dashboard -> Start VPC wizard
• Check a VPC has an Internet Gateway

Launch an EC2 instance.

• Defaults

If you need to link 2 VPCs

• VPC home page
• Create Peering Connections
• Go to Security groups in aws NOT vpc

• Add inbound rule from Private IP of the other VPC
• Example: 10.2.0.0/16

Fix network on aws box:

• ssh to box
• sudo ip route show
• sudo ip route add subnet via a gateway
• EG: sudo ip route add 10.2.1.0/24 via 10.2.0.4

Dig into networking problems

DNS done by bind9