# Create Cluster with Nodes in Different Server

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-cluster-with-nodes-in-different-server/42977>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [February 29, 2016, 8:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-cluster-with-nodes-in-different-server/42977 "2016-02-29T08:34:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![gringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f19dbf/32.png) [@gringo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/gringo)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-cluster-with-nodes-in-different-server/42977/21 "2016-03-03T05:07:36Z")

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I was trying on VMs on ESX. I have the firewall disabled on the two machines but it still does not work.  
When I try using the same configuration on two laptops connected to a cheap China router, it works even with the windows firewall on.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2016, 6:18am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-cluster-with-nodes-in-different-server/42977/22 "2016-03-03T06:18:55Z")

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Then it's likely a problem with your VMware environment.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 5, 2017, 11:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/create-cluster-with-nodes-in-different-server/42977/23 "2017-07-05T23:11:48Z")

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