# Port need to open for filebeat and logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/port-need-to-open-for-filebeat-and-logstash/281762>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** filebeat\
**Created:** [August 18, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/port-need-to-open-for-filebeat-and-logstash/281762 "2021-08-18T04:09:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![naaviin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@naaviin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/naaviin)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 4:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/port-need-to-open-for-filebeat-and-logstash/281762/1 "2021-08-18T04:09:06Z")

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Hi friends,

I have open using firewalld port 5044 in ELK server. I i open source IP and source Port in ELK server. However i am hitting connection refuse when i telnet to logstash from beats server

```auto
telnet 192.168.1.101 5044
telnet: connect to address 192.168.1.101: Connection refused

```

I open in logstash server server beats ip is 192.168.1.102 and port 5044

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**Author:** ![Mienac](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mienac/32/93948_2.png) [@Mienac](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mienac)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 8:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/port-need-to-open-for-filebeat-and-logstash/281762/2 "2021-08-18T08:41:51Z")

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Hello @naaviin ,

Are you sure logstash is running?

Can you share how is **logstash.yml** and **logstash.conf** files?

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![naaviin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@naaviin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/naaviin)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2021, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/port-need-to-open-for-filebeat-and-logstash/281762/3 "2021-08-18T10:21:15Z")

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The issue is logstash need to be started hen only it works

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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:** [September 15, 2021, 12:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/port-need-to-open-for-filebeat-and-logstash/281762/4 "2021-09-15T12:21:34Z")

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