# Winlogbeat doesn't connect to logstash server but filebeat does
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-doesnt-connect-to-logstash-server-but-filebeat-does/160511
**Category:** Beats
**Tags:** winlogbeat
**Created:** [December 12, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-doesnt-connect-to-logstash-server-but-filebeat-does/160511 "2018-12-12T09:55:56Z")
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### Author:  [@nu11ahnung](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nu11ahnung)
#### Post date: [December 12, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-doesnt-connect-to-logstash-server-but-filebeat-does/160511/1 "2018-12-12T09:55:56Z")
When I run winlogbeat I get this Error
`ERROR pipeline/output.go:100 Failed to connect to backoff(async(tcp://l92.168.0.86:5044)): lookup 192.168.0.86: no such host`
which is kinda weird since
Test-NetConnection 192.168.0.86 -Port 5044 works totally fine and I also can connect to kibana which runs on the same server
My logstash config file looks like this
\> input {
> ```
> beats {
> port => "5044"
> host => "192.168.0.86"
> }
> }
>
> output {
> stdout { codec => rubydebug }
> }
>
> ```
I don't really understand what I am doing wrong. I start logstash with `sudo bin/logstash -f /etc/logstash/conf.d/first-pipeline.conf --config.reload.automatic`
my winlogbeat output looks like this
> ```
> output.logstash:
> # The Logstash hosts
> hosts: ["l92.168.0.86:5044"]
>
> ```
Edit:
I now started filebeat with almost the same confidurations and it works
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### Author:  [@drivera](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/drivera)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-doesnt-connect-to-logstash-server-but-filebeat-does/160511/2 "2019-01-02T18:55:14Z")
Two suggestions:
1. Sorry this may be a stupid suggestion but the number 1 in the IP address in output.logstash, looks like a lower case "L", maybe syntax issue on the post?
2. Did you try to test the connection using:
winlogbeat.exe test connection
If it's not connecting it will fail here
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-doesnt-connect-to-logstash-server-but-filebeat-does/160511/3 "2019-01-30T18:55:24Z")
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