# Can't connect to ES 1.6

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-connect-to-es-1-6/2315>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 10, 2015, 12:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-connect-to-es-1-6/2315 "2015-06-10T12:40:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trident50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de053/32.png) [@Trident50](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Trident50)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/cant-connect-to-es-1-6/2315/7 "2015-06-10T22:17:34Z")

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lol…the exact command….

Okay - I put in 127.0.0.1 and my public facing IP - both didn't return a thing.

I hit enter, the cursor drops down a line, and just hangs there. I have to cntr-c to get back to a prompt.

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