msg Failed to connect to the host via ssh ssh connect to host 192 168 0 179 port 22 Connection timed out

Question

Hi Guys,

I am trying to connect my Managed node from the Controller node in Ansible. But it is showing me the below error.

[root@localhost ~]# ansible all -m package -a "name=firefox state=present"
192.168.0.179 | UNREACHABLE! => {
    "changed": false,
    "msg": "Failed to connect to the host via ssh: ssh: connect to host 192.168.0.179 port 22: Connection timed out",
    "unreachable": true
}

Comments

Hi, I faced the same problem, please tell me if you managed to solve it?

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i have same

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Answer 1

Hi@akhtar,

I think there is a problem with your network connectivity. Ansible works on SSH protocol. You need to add one bridge adapter in your system or VM. After that try to ping each managed node.