# Chef node (Windows) fails communicate with Chef server (Linux)

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-node-windows-fails-communicate-with-chef-server-linux/12910>\
**Category:** Chef Infra (archive)\
**Created:** [April 13, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-node-windows-fails-communicate-with-chef-server-linux/12910 "2018-04-13T06:34:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![venkatraj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/eada6e/32.png) [@venkatraj](https://discourse.chef.io/u/venkatraj)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2018, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-node-windows-fails-communicate-with-chef-server-linux/12910/1 "2018-04-13T06:34:34Z")

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Hi,

Iam new to CHEF

I have “CHEF” server & Workstation on Ubuntu Linux, node from Windows  
Windows node fails to communicate with Chef server (linux)

## Output

1, I have run the chef client manually in windows 2012 node  
2, from workstation given an command

root@OOOOOOOO:~# knife winrm ‘XXXXXXXX’ ‘chef-service-manager -a install’ -m -x ‘Administrator’ -P ‘OOOOOOO’  
XXXXXXXX Service ‘chef-client’ has successfully been installed.

3, If chef client is not installed in Windows node and give the knife winrm it fails  
4, if chek the status

root@OOOOOOOO:~# knife winrm ‘XXXXXXXX’ ‘chef-service-manager -a status’ -m -x ‘Administrator’ -P ‘OOOOOOO’  
XXXXXXXX State of chef-client service is: running

5, I guess some key authentication fails  
Please let me know what or the key need to copy from Chef server, and which location need to copy in windows node

Please advice