# Access metadata when using Host network?

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/access-metadata-when-using-host-network/4199>\
**Category:** Rancher 1.x\
**Created:** [October 6, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/access-metadata-when-using-host-network/4199 "2016-10-06T07:36:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![rogeralsing](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/rogeralsing/32/950_2.png) [@rogeralsing](https://forums.suse.com/u/rogeralsing)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/access-metadata-when-using-host-network/4199/1 "2016-10-06T07:36:15Z")

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If I use the networking option: Host. how do I access the metadata service?  
neither rancher-metadata nor rancher-metadata.rancher.local is accessible when this setting is active.

Anyone?

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**Author:** ![vincent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/vincent/32/7156_2.png) [@vincent](https://forums.suse.com/u/vincent)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/access-metadata-when-using-host-network/4199/2 "2016-10-06T08:12:53Z")

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The IP is always going to be 169.254.169.250, but the only info available is going to be about the host.