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AWS directconnect documentation change

Service: directconnect · 2025-08-22 · Documentation low

File: directconnect/latest/UserGuide/toolkit-classic.md

Summary

Fixed broken/misdirected documentation links for troubleshooting guides (layer 1, layer 2, layer 3/4, and routing)

Security assessment

Link corrections improve documentation usability but do not relate to security vulnerabilities or security features.

Diff

diff --git a/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/toolkit-classic.md b/directconnect/latest/UserGuide/toolkit-classic.md
index 50bc121ed..6c209d320 100644
--- a//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/toolkit-classic.md
+++ b//directconnect/latest/UserGuide/toolkit-classic.md
@@ -196 +196 @@ A campus is treated as a single AWS Direct Connect location. To achieve high ava
-If you or your network provider experience issues establishing a physical connection, see [Troubleshooting layer 1 (physical) issues](./Troubleshooting.html#ts_layer_1).
+If you or your network provider experience issues establishing a physical connection, see [Troubleshoot layer 1 (physical) issues](./ts_layer_1.html).
@@ -229 +229 @@ We cannot guarantee that we will be able to fulfill all requests for AWS-provide
-  * A public or private Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Autonomous System Number (ASN) for your side of the BGP session. If you are using a public ASN, you must own it. If you are using a private ASN, you can set a custom ASN value. For a 16-bit ASN, the value must be in the 64512 to 65534 range. For a 32-bit ASN, the value must be in the 1 to 2147483647 range. Autonomous System (AS) prepending does not work if you use a private ASN for a public virtual interface.
+  * A public or private Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Autonomous System Number (ASN) for your side of the BGP session. If you are using a public ASN, you must own it. If you are using a private ASN, you can set a custom ASN value. For a 16-bit ASN, the value must be in the 64512 to 65534 range. For a 32-bit ASN, the value must be in the 1 to 4294967294 range. Autonomous System (AS) prepending does not work if you use a private ASN for a public virtual interface.
@@ -270,3 +270 @@ When you create a public virtual interface, it can take up to 72 business hours
-    4. For **BGP ASN** , enter the The Border Gateway Protocol Autonomous System Number of your on-premises peer router for the new virtual interface.
-
-The valid values are 1-2147483647.
+    4. For **BGP ASN** , enter the The Border Gateway Protocol Autonomous System Number of your on-premises peer router for the new virtual interface. The valid values are 1 to 4294967294. This includes support for both ASNs (1-2147483647) and long ASNs (1-4294967294). For more information about ASNs and long ASNs see [Long ASN support in AWS Direct Connect](./long-asn-support.html). 
@@ -333 +331 @@ If you do not enter a value, we generate a BGP key.
-The valid values are 1 to 2147483647.
+The valid values are 1 to 4294967294. This includes support for both ASNs (1-2147483647) and long ASNs (1-4294967294). For more information about ASNs and long ASNs see [Long ASN support in AWS Direct Connect](./long-asn-support.html). 
@@ -405 +403 @@ For more information about manually configuring your router, see [Download the r
-After you configure your router, the status of the virtual interface goes to `UP`. If the virtual interface remains down and you cannot ping the AWS Direct Connect device's peer IP address, see [Troubleshooting layer 2 (data link) issues](./Troubleshooting.html#ts-layer-2). If you can ping the peer IP address, see [Troubleshooting layer 3/4 (Network/Transport) issues](./Troubleshooting.html#ts-layer-3). If the BGP peering session is established but you cannot route traffic, see [Troubleshooting routing issues](./Troubleshooting.html#ts-routing).
+After you configure your router, the status of the virtual interface goes to `UP`. If the virtual interface remains down and you cannot ping the AWS Direct Connect device's peer IP address, see [Troubleshoot layer 2 (data link) issues](./ts-layer-2.html). If you can ping the peer IP address, see [Troubleshoot layer 3/4 (Network/Transport) issues](./ts-layer-3.html). If the BGP peering session is established but you cannot route traffic, see [Troubleshoot routing issues](./ts-routing.html).
@@ -465 +463 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-Configure development and test resiliency
+Classic connection
@@ -467 +465 @@ Configure development and test resiliency
-Direct Connect failover test
+Direct Connect maintenance