It’s time to say goodbye to complicated and lengthy setups for VPN connections. AWS announced a feature that allows us to connect VPC’s in two different regions during the AWS Re:Invent 2017. AWS added a few new services to its existing service portfolio and added some amazing features. CloudThat Twitter Account has all the announcements.
We could only establish peering connections within the same region. If there was a need for VPCs to be connected across multiple regions, the process was complicated and took too long. There are many options available to set up peering connections with different regions, such as Openswan and OpenVPN. However, you will still need to know how to set them up properly to make the connection.
When I heard about the update, there were a few questions that I had. Some of them are:
How do you set up the connection?
What will I be charged?
Do I still need third-party software?
I assume you have some knowledge about VPC and how to set up peering connections between VPCs within a given region. If you do, these steps will be easy for you. You must choose the option that says you want to connect with a VPC from another region. That’s it!
How do you set up the connection?
Let’s establish an Inter-Region VPC Connection and discuss the changes.
Click on the AWS console and select VPC. Next, click on ‘Create peering connection’. In the Region section, please choose ‘Another area’ and specify the VPC ID of that region. Select the option ‘Another Account’ to create a connection with another account. Click on ‘Create Peering Connection. Now we can connect with different accounts and different regions.
Let’s now switch to the other region. Click on ‘Actions” and choose ‘Accept Request’. The message will ask you to verify the VPC Ids and ranges that you have selected, and to accept the request. Now we have an Inter-Region peering link. How do you delete this connection? Select the connection and click on “Actions”. Then click on “Delete VPC Peering Connect”
To delete the route table entries from this peering connection, make sure you have checked that box in the bottom left corner.
What will I be charged?
There are no additional charges for this. Inter-Region data transfer rate (i.e. Data out charges will not be charged for the connection.
Do I still need third-party software?
The answer is yes. This feature is only available in AWS US East, US East (Ohio), US West(Oregon), and EU (Ireland) based on the announcement.
We have experts who will help you establish connections with different regions. Cloudthat.com offers expert assistance.
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