Introducing network connectivity
We will begin this section on network connectivity by taking a look at the virtual private network gateway.
Virtual private network gateway
A virtual private network gateway, or VPN gateway, is a gateway that sends encrypted traffic across a public internet connection. This can be used to securely send traffic between virtual networks in Azure Stack Hub and corresponding virtual networks in Azure. Azure Stack Hub currently only supports one type of virtual network gateway, which is this VPN gateway.
A VPN gateway connection depends on resources with specific configuration settings. A lot of these resources can be configured in any order, while others must be configured in a certain order.
When connecting from Azure Stack Hub to external resources, you have two options available to you, as follows:
- Site-to-Site (S2S) VPN
- Outbound NAT
An S2S VPN connection requires a VPN device or routing and remote access service (RRAS...
