# Winlogbeat network port usage

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-network-port-usage/124306>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** winlogbeat\
**Created:** [March 16, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-network-port-usage/124306 "2018-03-16T13:46:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![minidan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@minidan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/minidan)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-network-port-usage/124306/1 "2018-03-16T13:46:50Z")

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Hi, maybe daft question, but what protocol port does Winlogbeat use to send from on PCs?

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**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-network-port-usage/124306/2 "2018-03-16T14:08:27Z")

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In general Winlogbeat (and all Beats) connects to the remote destination over TCP.

Any answers above that layer depend on the [output](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/beats/winlogbeat/current/configuring-output.html) you are using, what protocol (network layer) you are asking about, and whether you have configured TLS.

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**Author:** ![minidan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@minidan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/minidan)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-network-port-usage/124306/3 "2018-03-16T14:10:48Z")

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I'm outputting direct to elasticsearch, so is there no specific send port, just the destination/listening port of 9200 then?

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**Author:** ![andrewkroh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/andrewkroh/32/3784_2.png) [@andrewkroh](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/andrewkroh)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-network-port-usage/124306/4 "2018-03-16T14:35:46Z")

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For the elasticsearch output (without TLS) the transport protocol and destination port is tcp/9200. The source port is ephemeral. The application layer protocol is HTTP.

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**Author:** ![minidan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@minidan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/minidan)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-network-port-usage/124306/5 "2018-03-16T16:41:43Z")

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Thanks Andrew, needed to find out in a hurry and all sorted now.

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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:** [April 13, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/winlogbeat-network-port-usage/124306/6 "2018-04-13T16:41:51Z")

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