# Transport client - node.name
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transport-client-node-name/73582
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [February 1, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transport-client-node-name/73582 "2017-02-01T19:54:51Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Sree2k](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sree2k)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2017, 7:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transport-client-node-name/73582/1 "2017-02-01T19:54:51Z")
Hello,
In the transport client settings builder, I'm currently using [node.name](http://node.name) along with hosts. My settings builder looks like,
Settings.builder().put("[cluster.name](http://cluster.name)", "abc").put("[node.name](http://node.name)", "node1").put("client.transport.sniff", true);
..
client.addTransportAddress(....)
..
here ^, is [node.name](http://node.name) a mandatory field? I have seen some examples which includes [node.name](http://node.name) and some examples which doesn't include. Its not very clear from documentation. What happens when we leave [node.name](http://node.name) in the settings ?
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transport-client-node-name/73582/2 "2017-02-01T20:52:59Z")
It does not make sense to add a node name to something which is not a node but a client.
You don't have to set that.
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### Author:  [@Sree2k](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sree2k)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transport-client-node-name/73582/3 "2017-02-01T21:38:16Z")
Yes, makes sense.
I have a cluster with master and data nodes. I connect to the cluster from my app. I don't think have [node.name](http://node.name) in the client would matter.
Do you know why certain examples have this field set ? Just trying to understand, what's the need to have this setting or when this will be useful.
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### Author:  [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)
#### Post date: [February 1, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transport-client-node-name/73582/4 "2017-02-01T21:55:58Z")
I believe examples were using a Node Client (which should not be used) instead of a Transport Client.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 1, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/transport-client-node-name/73582/5 "2017-03-01T21:56:01Z")
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