Why Your Cloud VM Has No Internet Access (And How to Fix It)

Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

You’ve deployed a cloud virtual machine, but it cannot access the internet.

The VM is running, its network interface is active, and it has an IP address. So what’s wrong?

Here are five areas I would check when troubleshooting this issue.

1. Check the Default Route

First, verify whether the VM has a default gateway.

On Linux:

bash

ip route

Look for a route similar to: