How can I fix the issue of my private PoA network on Geth returning 0 ETH balance for allocated accounts?

I've been trying to configure a private Proof of Authority (PoA) network using Geth on an EC2 instance. I have set up two nodes, but when I check the ETH balance of the accounts, it returns 0. Below is my configuration:

```

{
"config": {
"chainId": 123454321,
"homesteadBlock": 0,
"eip150Block": 0,
"eip155Block": 0,
"eip158Block": 0,
"byzantiumBlock": 0,
"constantinopleBlock": 0,
"petersburgBlock": 0,
"istanbulBlock": 0,
"muirGlacierBlock": 0,
"berlinBlock": 0,
"londonBlock": 0,
"arrowGlacierBlock": 0,
"grayGlacierBlock": 0,
"clique": {
"period": 5,
"epoch": 30000
}
},
"difficulty": "1",
"gasLimit": "800000000",
"extradata": "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000405717696912fE792Db0d94C54F567a2d1e46CD0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
"alloc": {
"0405717696912fE792Db0d94C54F567a2d1e46CD": { "balance": "0x200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000" },
"04e2f579f9B8B27B7B133F74860dB210cE4b8F63": { "balance": "0x200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000" }
}
}

```

Commands used:

• Initialize Node1/2: geth --datadir node1 init genesis.json
• Retrieve enode for bootnode: bootnode -nodekey boot.key -addr :30305
• Start Node1/2: bootnode -nodekey boot.key -addr :30305

Check ETH balance:

1. Attach to Geth: geth attach node1/geth.ipc
2. Check balance: web3.fromWei(eth.getBalance("0x0405717696912fE792Db0d94C54F567a2d1e46CD"), "ether")

I get a 0 ETH balance for the allocated accounts. I have tried multiple solutions but cannot figure out what is causing this error. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Extra Notes:

• I have created a separate account for each node.
• I have checked admin.peers on node1 and it has one peer connected.
• eth.syncing returns false.
• eth.blockNumber is undefined.