# WinRM Connection Error ntlm timeout

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-connection-error-ntlm-timeout/36779>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [June 27, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-connection-error-ntlm-timeout/36779 "2022-06-27T16:11:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rai\_Ner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@Rai\_Ner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rai_Ner)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-connection-error-ntlm-timeout/36779/1 "2022-06-27T16:11:03Z")

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Dear all,

I have two Ansible Systems, identically configured to access a windows host.  
For one it is working fine, for the other I get this timeout error:

\<[xxxvm64.xxxad.xxxgmbh.de](http://xxxvm64.xxxad.xxxgmbh.de)\> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: xxxad\Administrator on PORT 5985 TO [xxxxxm64.xxxad.xxxxmbh.de](http://xxxxxm64.xxxad.xxxxmbh.de)  
\<\<[xxxvm64.xxxad.xxxmbh.de](http://xxxvm64.xxxad.xxxmbh.de)\> WINRM CONNECTION ERROR: HTTPConnectionPool(host=‘[xxxvm64.xxxad.xxxbh.de](http://xxxvm64.xxxad.xxxbh.de)’, port=5985): Read timed out. (read timeout=30)

I am using this basic connection parameters (same configuration on both systems):  
ansible\_connection: winrm  
ansible\_user: xxxx\xxxxx  
ansible\_password: xxxxx  
ansible\_winrm\_transport: ntlm  
ansible\_port: 5985  
#ansible\_winrm\_operation\_timeout\_sec: 200  
#ansible\_winrm\_read\_timeout\_sec: 320

- Network connection to Port 5985 is fine.
- Winrm services are running as required.
- Extended timeout values, but without luck.

Is there a way to debug this on windows side ?  
Any ideas are very appreciated

Best regards,  
Rainer