How do I access my public DNS on Amazon's EC2

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Published on 2011-02-20T22:41:33Z Indexed on 2011/02/20 23:26 UTC
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I'm working with Amazon's EC2 for the first time.

I went through all of the steps at http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSEC2/latest/GettingStartedGuide/ and now I'm trying to access the public DNS through a web browser. I get nothing. I don't even know if I'm supposed to get anything, really.

I just want to see something that indicates that my instance is accessible from the web for development's sake. I'm completely new at this and I can't find a simple answer to this anywhere to save my life.

Any help would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks!

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