AWS VPC: Implied router, Route table and Internet gateway.

Implied Router & Route Table:

  • It is a central routing function.

  • It connects different az together and connects the vpc to an internet gateway.

  • You can have up to 200 route tables per vpc.

  • You can use up to 50 route entries per route table.

  • Each subnet must be associated with only one Route table at any given time.

  • If you don't associate any subnet with the route table, that subnet is associated with the default vpc route table.

  • You can also edit the main route table if you need, but you cannot delete the main route table.

  • However, you can make a custom route table manually and assign it as a main route table and then you can delete the former main route table because that is no longer a main route table.

  • You can associate multiple subnets with the same route table.

Internet gateway:

  • An internet gateway is a virtual router that connects a vpc to the internet.

  • Default vpc is already attached with an internet gateway.

  • If you create a new vpc you must attach the internet gateway to access the internet.

  • Ensure your subnets route table points to the internet gateway.

  • It performs NAT between your public and private ipv4 address.

  • it supports both ipv4 and ipv6.

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