Step 3: Check the Default Route

Updated on 2023-08-11 GMT+08:00

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After the public NAT gateway is purchased, go to the route table list, locate the default route table of the VPC where you deploy the public NAT gateway, and check whether there is a default route with the next hop set to the public NAT gateway.

Procedure

Log in to the management console.
Click in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.
Click Service List in the upper left corner. Under Networking, select Virtual Private Cloud.
In the navigation pane on the left, choose Route Tables.
In the route table list, click the name of the default route table of the VPC.
Go to the route table details page and check whether the default route pointing to the public NAT gateway.
NOTE:

When the first public NAT gateway in a VPC is created, the default route (0.0.0.0/0) is automatically created in the default route table. If the default route already exists in the VPC, add a new route and set the next hop to the created public public NAT gateway.