# Prefer IPv6 elasticsearch.hosts

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefer-ipv6-elasticsearch-hosts/281733>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [August 17, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefer-ipv6-elasticsearch-hosts/281733 "2021-08-17T18:02:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![NominaSumpta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nominasumpta/32/52412_2.png) [@NominaSumpta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NominaSumpta)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefer-ipv6-elasticsearch-hosts/281733/1 "2021-08-17T18:02:13Z")

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The hosts in my `elasticsearch.hosts` resolve to IPv6 and IPv4 addresses. When tcpdumping, I see Kibana trying to connect using IPv4. How do I tell Kibana to connect using IPv6?

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**Author:** ![monfera](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/monfera/32/26467_2.png) [@monfera](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/monfera)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefer-ipv6-elasticsearch-hosts/281733/2 "2021-08-20T14:07:18Z")

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Hello, please check out this page [Networking | Elasticsearch Guide [7.14] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/modules-network.html#network-interface-values-ipv4-vs-ipv6)

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**Author:** ![NominaSumpta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nominasumpta/32/52412_2.png) [@NominaSumpta](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NominaSumpta)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefer-ipv6-elasticsearch-hosts/281733/3 "2021-08-20T16:25:11Z")

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This question is about Kibana.

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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 17, 2021, 4:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prefer-ipv6-elasticsearch-hosts/281733/4 "2021-09-17T16:25:14Z")

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