I have set up Windows Machine in Azure in newly created VNET. After that I set up Virtual Network Gateway on this VNET. The gateway is in different subnet as instructed by Microsoft. I am able to connect to to this VPN from my desktop however I am unable to connect to VM.
VM's private IP is 10.0.0.4. It sits on "default" subnet with address range 10.0.0.0/24. VNET address range is defined as 10.0.0.0/24, and default gateway address range is 10.67.0.0/24.
What have I did wrong? Is there any chance to alter the setup or it requires building VNET from scratch and then VMS?
When you connect to your Azure VM from the desktop via a VPN connection, you could connect to VM with its private IP. If you have set GatewaySubnet address range 10.67.0.0/24, I guess that you should have address space in your VNet like this or you need to expand your address space.
To configure your VPN, you could refer to example values or this step-by-step blog. For windows VPN clients, you could select SSTP(SSL) or IKEv2 and SSTP(SSL) tunnel type.
When you modify your configuration on the Azure portal, you could re-download the VPN client package to re-connect the VPN connection. Let me know if you need further assistance in this case.
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How do I confirm that my VM connects to my GCP VPN Gateway? The two are already on the same network. I have tried pinging to the VPN Gateway IP from the vm but I cannot.
You would have to review and make sure that:
The VPN is active under Cloud VPN
Ensure that your GCP and on-prem firewall are allowing ingress/egress traffic between them
Depending on the type of VPN you choose, make sure that the IP address of the VM is shared to your on-prem via BPG, Route or Policy
If you see an issue with the VPN, you can review the VPN logs logs via logging (log viewer) and choose GCE Router. https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/view/overview
If the issue is with the BGP/Route/Policy based, you would need to ensure your VPN IP is part of the shared range on both side (GCP and on-prem). https://cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/vpn/concepts/overview#classic-vpn
If the issue is with Firewall, make sure that nothing is blocking your VM from communicating with your VPN IP range on GCP side and on your on-prem side. https://cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/vpn/how-to/configuring-firewall-rules
Here is more troubleshooting you can review/try: https://cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/vpn/support/troubleshooting
I am taking the Google's GCP Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure course on Coursera. In the demonstration video of the Google Storage module, the presenter authorizes a compute engine instance to access a MySQL instance via it's external IP address.
Aren't these two resources part of the same VPC if they are part of the same project ? Why can't this authorization be done using the vm instance's internal IP address ?
Aren't these two resources part of the same VPC if they are part of
the same project ?
A Cloud SQL instance isn't created in one of your project's VPC network but in a Google-managed project, within its own network.
What happens when you enable private IP is that this network will be peered with the network of your choice in your project, where your Compute Engine instance resides:
You can then connect to the Cloud SQL instance from your VM via the internal IP address. The VM is considered trusted if your network configuration allows it to reach the Cloud SQL instance.
When you set an external IP address on the Cloud SQL instance, it means that the instance is accessible to the internet and the connection needs to be authorized. One way to do it is to whitelist the IP address of the caller as you mentioned. This works well if the caller's IP doesn't change. Another (easier) option is to connect via the cloud_sql_proxy, which handles authorization and encryption for you. You then don't need to whitelist the IP.
Is it Possible to directly connect to AWS CLoud HSM directly through Local Machine for Development Purpose, Or do we need to compulsorily instantiate an EC2 to connect and work with CLoud HSM.
You can create a micro/small instance on public subnet of VPC, assign public ip (or elastic ip if you want), install a vpn (easy openvpn install: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install), after you connect to vpn you can act like you are on same VPC with CloudHSM.
Note: make sure that your vpn client on your local machine is routing traffic to vpn, you can either configure that from client or push route from vpn server.
Your client must be in the VPC of the CloudHSM. So if you want to use your "local machine" I guess your laptop to the CloudHSM, you have to use AWS VPN or if you have on-premises server, use AWS Direct Connect.
I'm running an application in EC2 which needs to connect to an external service running in a VPN (a connection to third party network). I have the IP address and auth details (pre-shared key) through which to connect, but don't know how exactly to setup the connection. Do I need to install a VPN Client or is there any other way through AWS Console?
If you can share the steps/tutorial to set it up, it would be really helpful.
I've configured Site-Site VPN and can see two tunnels under the VPN Connection (both are DOWN right now). I've shared the VPN config file with the third party and they have asked my source IP address to be used for both the tunnels. I'm assuming the source IP will be the public IP of NAT Gateway attached to my VPC (since the servers don't have public IP assigned to them).
You can use the Site to Site VPN(AWS hardware VPN) configuration from Amazon Virtual Private Cloud to your On-Premise Network which do not require a separate VPN Client. After the configuration, you can access the Server in the VPN from its IP range.
Following AWS User Guides will take you through to configure a VPN Connection. Basic configuration is straight forward and AWS will also provide automated scripts to setup configuration in your OnPremise network.
General Introduction to VPN Options Available in AWS: VPN Connections
Guide with Details in Setting up VPN: Adding a Hardware Virtual Private Gateway to Your VPC
Step by Step Guide for Configuration: Setting Up the VPN Connection
You can set up a VPN client in your EC2 instance but also can connect your VPC to the VPN server using:
VPN Connections.
Adding a Hardware Virtual Private Gateway to Your VPC
I have two vnets that are connected using a gateway. VnET1 and VNET2. VNET2 has a VM which hosts a mongodb instance. I have a webjob running within an App service environment which is deployed into a subnet within VNET1. From this subnet i am able to access the VM in VNET2 with its DNS. But i am unable to access the VM's internal IP. Any suggestions are welcome.
An internal IP address is internal to a VNET, and VNETs are isolated from one another by design. See this site for a good overview.. https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/virtual-networks-overview/. If you want to connect internally you might want to consider having multiple subnets within the same VNET instead.
At present, connecting two vnets using a gateway allows IP communication but doesn't allow DNS name resolution. In this scenario we recommend managing a local DNS server. This page shows the requirements for using your own DNS server in Azure.
Hth, Gareth