[SOLVED] EC2 Network Error : Connection timeout

Issue

I created an EC2 micro instance of Linux and launched it, created a keypair and all the beginning stuff specified in this video:

rel="noreferrer">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJRSti6DsJg

But when I connect to my instance with PUTTY terminal, it will not connect to my EC2 instance.

I have specified the correct instance Public DNS and private key which I created with the PUTTY key generator.

I get this error:

Network Error : Connection timeout

Solution

Are you sure you've enabled SSH access in the firewall settings of your instance?

Can you connect with PUTTY to other machines? Perhaps your local firewall is blocking SSH connections.

Also, you cannot simply use a private key you generated with PUTTY - you'll have to create one using the AWS web interface, assign it to your EC2 instance, download it to your local computer and instruct PUTTY to use this when connecting to your EC2 instance.

Answered By - Frank Schmitt

Answer Checked By - Marilyn (WPSolving Volunteer)