# connection timeout during banner exchange error

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/connection-timeout-during-banner-exchange-error/24341>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 27, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connection-timeout-during-banner-exchange-error/24341 "2017-04-27T17:25:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Swathi\_Cutie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Swathi\_Cutie](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Swathi_Cutie)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connection-timeout-during-banner-exchange-error/24341/1 "2017-04-27T17:25:43Z")

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> down vote[favorite](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43662891/ansible-eror-connection-timeout-during-banner-exchange#)  
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> When i try to ansible-playbook i am getting the connection timeout during banner exchange, it also makes my vm to hang. i am also not able to ssh into the instance using my vm(centos7), whereas i can ssh using putty pls help!..  
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> ansible.cfg  
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> `<br>[defaults]<br>filter_plugins =./filter_plugins<br>roles_path = ./roles<br>sudo_user = root<br>host_key_checking = False<br>retry_files_enabled = False<br>password = ~/password.txt<br>timeout = 25<br><br>`  
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> cat /root/.ssh/config  
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> `<br>Host 10.100.*<br> ProxyCommand ssh -A -W %h:%p ec2-user@10.100.140.77<br> User ec2-user<br> Port 22<br><br>`  
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> zabbix\_host.yml  
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> `<br>---<br>- hosts: 10.100.140.77<br># connection: local<br> become_user: root<br> become: yes<br> gather_facts: true<br> roles:<br> - zabbix<br>`  
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