# Pods on different nodes are unable to communicate with each other | same nodes works well

**URL:** <https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/pods-on-different-nodes-are-unable-to-communicate-with-each-other-same-nodes-works-well/31943>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** network\
**Created:** [March 24, 2025, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/pods-on-different-nodes-are-unable-to-communicate-with-each-other-same-nodes-works-well/31943 "2025-03-24T07:52:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 7:52am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/pods-on-different-nodes-are-unable-to-communicate-with-each-other-same-nodes-works-well/31943/1 "2025-03-24T07:52:19Z")

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### Cluster information:

**Kubernetes version** : v1.32.2  
**Cloud being used** : put bare-metal (VMs created on Openstack cloud)  
**Installation method:** kubeadm  
**Host OS** : Ubuntu: 22.04  
**CNI and version:** calicoctl version  
Client Version: v3.20.1  
Release: Calico Enterprise

**CRI and version:** Containerd:v2.0.3

**ISSUE**

- I have a master and two worker nodes.
- pods on same node can communicate with each other (ping)
- pods on different nodes can’t communicate with each other

**TROUBLESHOOTING DONE**

1. reinstalled CNI (calico)
2. Pods have been assigned IPs from designated CIDR
3. Firewall is off/disabled
4. node-node connectivity is good
5. deleted all network policies and created a new one which allows all traffic