IP Address Geolocation - How It Works, Why It Breaks, and What You Can Do About It
A look at how IP address geolocation works, the gaps the IAB's IP-GEO workshop identified, and how geofeeds help network operators improve accuracy.
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Enhanced AWS Direct Connect Location Directory
A searchable directory of AWS Direct Connect locations with geographic data, filtering capabilities, and automated updates
Direct Connect Public VIF for S3 traffic only
How to use a Direct Connect Public VIF solely for S3 traffic only
Bring your own IP addresses (BYOIP) for Amazon EC2 [Video]
YouTube Videos with step-by-step guide for moving IP prefixes to AWS with "Bring your own IP addresses" (BYOIP) for Amazon EC2
How to move your DNS to Amazon Route 53 [Video]
YouTube Videos with step-by-step guide to move your DNS - both registration services and zone file - to Amazon Route 53
How to move your DNS to Amazon Route 53
Step-by-step guide to move your DNS - both registration services and zone file - to Amazon Route 53
Random prefix attack mitigation with Amazon Route 53
How to mitigate random prefix attacks - when someone send a lot of traffic to subdomains of your main domain - with Amazon Route 53
URL Redirect with Amazon CloudFront and Amazon Route 53
How to use Amazon CloudFront and Amazon Route 53 to perform a URL redirect, e.g. from http://about.example.com to http://www.example.com/about.
Hands-on with AWS Bring your own IP addresses (BYOIP) in Amazon EC2
Using AWS Bring your own IP addresses (BYOIP) in Amazon EC2 capability with a real life example of an IPv6 prefix, showing provisioning and troubleshooting steps.
AWS Direct Connect overview
Overview of AWS Direct Connect, with which you can establish private connectivity between AWS and your data center, office, factory or collocated environment.
Better understanding BGP
Primer to better understanding BGP
Better understanding IP Routing
Look at fundamental principles of IP routing to better design and troubleshoot networks
AWS Site-to-Site VPN (IPSec) with IPv6
How to setup the AWS Site-to-Site VPN (IPSec) with IPv6
Multicast with AWS Transit Gateway
Walkthrough for setup and testing IP Multicast with AWS Transit Gateway (TGW)
Drawing monitor for network diagrams
Home office setup with Huion Kamvas Pro 12 drawing monitor for network diagrams
Enabling connectivity between on-premises locations connected to AWS through Direct Connect
Caveats for data flow between multiple on-premises locations, when using AWS with Direct Connect and Transit Gateway
Block access from certain countries with Route 53 Geolocation
Use Amazon Route 53 Geolocation Routing to block access to services from certain countries. Leverage RIPE Atlas to validate the setup.
Troubleshooting BGP neighbor problem with a Direct Connect Hosted VIF
Troubleshooting a BGP neighbor issue of "active open failed - tcb is not available" on a Megaport Hosted VIF due to unset BGP MD5 Auth key
AWS Direct Connect Gateway Deep Dive
A deep dive look into the AWS Direct Connect Gateway
AWS Transit Gateway with Direct Connect Gateway and Site-to-Site (IPSec) VPN Backup
This article shows you how to setup a primary active Direct Connect connection between an AWS Transit Gateway and on-premises networks via Direct Connect Gateway, while leveraging a Site-to-Site (IPSec) VPN as backup.