# How to connect to host from within POd/container

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-connect-to-host-from-within-pod-container/35492>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** awx, kubernetes\
**Created:** [July 12, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-connect-to-host-from-within-pod-container/35492 "2021-07-12T17:24:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bill\_Biker](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/bill_biker/32/8087_2.png) [@Bill\_Biker](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bill_Biker)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-connect-to-host-from-within-pod-container/35492/1 "2021-07-12T17:24:04Z")

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Hello All,  
I have successfully installed the awx-operator complements of LondonAC.  
I have successuflly installed awx 19.2 complements to this link:

[https://www.linuxtechi.com/install-ansible-awx-kubernetes-minikube/](https://www.linuxtechi.com/install-ansible-awx-kubernetes-minikube/)

This is a current link! 8 or 9 days old - very helpful. Now

my question is: I have linux hosts, switches, and other network devices that have IP addresses outside the ansible-awx-task pod/container, or at least unreachable. How do I connect to those hosts from within the pod/container?? I have no problem doing this with AWX 17, etc.

Thanks,

ewholz