# Connecting to Windows Host Failing - (Fails Ansible Ping)

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/connecting-to-windows-host-failing-fails-ansible-ping/22266>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows, ansible-project\
**Created:** [August 10, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connecting-to-windows-host-failing-fails-ansible-ping/22266 "2016-08-10T16:15:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dick\_Davies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Dick\_Davies](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Davies)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connecting-to-windows-host-failing-fails-ansible-ping/22266/1 "2016-08-10T16:15:38Z")

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The ping: task uses SSH - use

[http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/win\_ping\_module.html](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/win_ping_module.html)

(disclaimer: I manage 0 windows hosts)