On October 28th 2021 the Sun released a large Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) in Earth’s direction. An X1.0 class solar flare and a rare ground level enhancement (GLE) were observed, along with bright solar radio bursts. Here we examine data from the near-Earth environment to investigate the terrestrial response to this solar event, as a typical example of Sun-Earth interactions. The CME arrival is tracked at $\sim$1 AU from Wind radio observations and the interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) and solar wind dynamic pressure by \textit{in-situ} measurements of OMNI spacecraft. Geomagnetic activity is studied with indices including SYM-H while the auroral response is monitored by remote Wind radio measurements of Auroral Kilometric Radiation (AKR) and SSUSI UV observations. We quantify the timeline for solar wind-magnetosphere coupling via exploration of the dayside reconnection rate and polar cap voltages and address the visibility of AKR sources for a dayside radio observatory.