Week 2 Worklog

Week 2 Objectives:

  • Build a strong foundation in AWS VPC and core networking concepts.
  • Understand VPC security mechanisms: Security Groups, Network ACLs, routing, subnets, IGW, and NAT.
  • Explore hybrid networking architectures such as VPN, DirectConnect, and Route 53 Resolver.
  • Complete end-to-end VPC labs: VPC creation, routing setup, EC2 networking, DNS resolver, VPC peering, and Transit Gateway.
  • Strengthen hands-on networking skills required for advanced AWS modules.

Tasks to be carried out this week:

DayTaskStart DateCompletion DateReference Material
1Study Module 02 – Core VPC Concepts:
+ 02-01: AWS Virtual Private Cloud
+ 02-02: VPC Security & Multi-VPC Features
+ 02-03: VPN, DirectConnect, LoadBalancer & Extra Resources		15/09/202515/09/2025AWS Study Group
2Practice VPC Labs – Lab03 (Part 1):
+ 02-Lab03-01 → Intro & Site-to-Site VPN
+ Subnets: 01.1
+ Route Table: 01.2
+ Internet Gateway: 01.3
+ NAT Gateway: 01.4		16/09/202516/09/2025AWS Study Group
3Practice VPC Labs – Lab03 (Part 2):
+ 02-Lab03-02.1 → Security Group
+ 02-Lab03-02.2 → Network ACLs
+ 02-Lab03-02.3 → VPC Resource Map
+ 02-Lab03-03.x → VPC, Subnet, IGW, Route Table, SG
+ 02-Lab03-04.x → EC2, Test Connection, NAT Gateway, EC2 Instance Connect Endpoint		17/09/202517/09/2025AWS Study Group
4Perform Hybrid DNS – Lab10:
+ 10-01, 10-02.x, 10-03
+ Configure DNS via 10-05.x
+ Test and clean up resources		18/09/202518/09/2025AWS Study Group
5Perform VPC Peering & Transit Gateway Labs:
+ Lab19 → Peering workflow (Intro → ACL → Peering → Routing → Cross-peer DNS → Cleanup)
+ Lab20 → Transit Gateway creation, attachments, and routing		19/09/202519/09/2025AWS Study Group

Week 2 Achievements:

  • Developed strong understanding of AWS networking fundamentals and VPC design.
  • Gained hands-on experience with IGW, NAT Gateway, route tables, subnets, and network segmentation.
  • Clearly understood the difference between stateful Security Groups and stateless Network ACLs.
  • Successfully configured Hybrid DNS with Route 53 Resolver (Outbound, Inbound, DNS Rules).
  • Completed full workflows for VPC Peering and Transit Gateway.
  • Built confidence in designing small-to-medium AWS network topologies for real-world architectures.