# Port communications between pods

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/port-communications-between-pods/14278>\
**Category:** SUSE Rancher Prime\
**Created:** [May 15, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/port-communications-between-pods/14278 "2019-05-15T22:43:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/port-communications-between-pods/14278/1 "2019-05-15T22:43:05Z")

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I have two pods one on one node and the the other on a second node  
Using execute shell i can ping the container on the remote host and vice a versa  
How ever when i try do any port based communication it fails i.e telnet localhost 1039 fails and  
nmap -Pn localhost -p 1039 shows the port as closed. the communication is only internal to the pods no access to the outside world is needed. I tried with no port mapping with ClusterIP mapping and with HostPort mapping but the services are available locally or remotely  
I’m sure i’m doing something wrong or skipping a step