# ansible wait\_for doesn't work for udp port

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-wait-for-doesnt-work-for-udp-port/18747>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 13, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-wait-for-doesnt-work-for-udp-port/18747 "2015-07-13T20:08:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@Max1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Max1)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-wait-for-doesnt-work-for-udp-port/18747/1 "2015-07-13T20:08:03Z")

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Hello  
I’ve a doubt regarding ansible wait\_form module. Can we use this to test reach-ability for UDP ports on remote host as well?

Thanks !

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-wait-for-doesnt-work-for-udp-port/18747/2 "2015-07-13T20:11:24Z")

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not currently, it needs to be modified to accept something other than TCP