# Filter doesn't work

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-doesnt-work/58657>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 23, 2016, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-doesnt-work/58657 "2016-08-23T08:37:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![emperor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@emperor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/emperor)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-doesnt-work/58657/1 "2016-08-23T08:37:14Z")

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i use the [http://grokdebug.herokuapp.com/](http://grokdebug.herokuapp.com/) to filter the log content like "Tue Aug 9 14:35:07 2016 8.8.8.8:30044 [name] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF\_INET] 8.8.8.8:30044"

when i use two rules ,it show results

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/b/b26eeff30ccb6908cede7af5336ed07289e55f7a.png)

but when use three rules,it doesn"t work

 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/6/69570d5a504a095075b0df72d46d130947af2ef6.png)  
anybody can explain why?

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**Author:** ![emperor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@emperor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/emperor)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-doesnt-work/58657/2 "2016-08-23T08:47:14Z")

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![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/2X/e/e9f8516d81336354d8e09e5337a5a1d3aba11f2a.png)

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 9:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-doesnt-work/58657/3 "2016-08-23T09:45:51Z")

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The IP address is followed by ":30044" but you're not taking that into account in your expression.

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**Author:** ![emperor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a8b319/32.png) [@emperor](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/emperor)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2016, 9:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-doesnt-work/58657/4 "2016-08-23T09:58:51Z")

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OK，sloved,thx

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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 6, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-doesnt-work/58657/5 "2017-07-06T04:42:06Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 4:42am UTC