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Creating a Basic VPC and Associated Components in AWS
AWS networking consists of multiple components, and understanding the relationship between the networking components is a key part of understanding the overall functionality and capabilities of AWS. In this hands-on lab, we will create a VPC with an internet gateway, as well as create subnets across multiple Availability Zones.
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Challenge
Create a VPC
- Create a VPC named
VPC1
from scratch (without using the VPC wizard). - Set the VPC CIDR to
172.16.0.0/16
.
- Create a VPC named
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Challenge
Create a Public and Private Subnet in Different Availability Zones
- Create a public and private subnet in different Availability Zones using the following IP CIDR addresses:
Public1
subnet inus-east-1a
:172.16.1.0/24
Private1
subnet inus-east-1b
:172.16.2.0/24
- Create a public and private subnet in different Availability Zones using the following IP CIDR addresses:
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Challenge
Create Two Network Access Control Lists (NACLs), and Associate Each with the Proper Subnet
- Create a public NACL named
PublicNACL
with inbound rules allowing HTTP and SSH traffic, as well as an outbound rule allowing traffic on port range1024
-65535
. - Associate the public NACL with the public subnet.
- Create a private NACL named
PrivateNACL
with an inbound rule allowing SSH traffic with a source of172.16.1.0/24
, as well as an outbound rule allowing traffic on port range1024-65535
. - Associate the private NACL with the private subnet.
- Create a public NACL named
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Challenge
Create an Internet Gateway, and Attach It to the VPC
- Create an internet gateway named
IGW
, and attach it to the VPC.
- Create an internet gateway named
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Challenge
Create Two Route Tables, and Associate Them with the Correct Subnet
- Create two route tables:
- One for the public subnet with an internet gateway route, named
PublicRT
- One for the private subnet without an internet gateway route, named
PrivateRT
- One for the public subnet with an internet gateway route, named
- For the public route table, create a default route to the internet using the
0.0.0.0/0
CIDR notation.
- Create two route tables:
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