# HOP\_CANT\_SPEAK\_RELAY error in IPFS Private network

**URL:** <https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/hop-cant-speak-relay-error-in-ipfs-private-network/13895>\
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**Created:** [April 4, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://discuss.ipfs.tech/t/hop-cant-speak-relay-error-in-ipfs-private-network/13895 "2022-04-04T15:30:11Z")\
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Hello everyone, we got an error and are looking for your help.

We are setting up IPFS Private network with one replay server and 2 PCs (sharing the same swarm.key)

On relay server, we did  
Swarm.RelayService.Enabled) =\> true  
Swarm.RelayClient.Enabled) =\> false

On 2 PCs behind NAT (+ turned of firewall too), we did  
Swarm.RelayService.Enabled) =\> false  
Swarm.RelayClient.Enabled) =\> true

IDs  
Server: 12D3KooWR9zzY5ZZnKyvwm5cKTxexPFQ4DZCypAtqZ1sHDm2GtqP  
PC1: 12D3KooWGD5myqbSM1YQp7Sb3ot4UCAAF7wiEwcN24xC8B8pNJxe  
PC2: 12D3KooWFg9ApLqQiTdkaGhgFNTWFsiRMCSDGCQgZ1RuBwSMXAmS

On PC1 we do

ipfs ping /ip4/54.169.103.175/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWR9zzY5ZZnKyvwm5cKTxexPFQ4DZCypAtqZ1sHDm2GtqP/p2p-circuit/p2p/12D3KooWFg9ApLqQiTdkaGhgFNTWFsiRMCSDGCQgZ1RuBwSMXAmS

Here is the error we got: HOP\_CANT\_SPEAK\_RELAY, please help

Full error message:

PING 12D3KooWFg9ApLqQiTdkaGhgFNTWFsiRMCSDGCQgZ1RuBwSMXAmS.

Ping error: failed to dial 12D3KooWFg9ApLqQiTdkaGhgFNTWFsiRMCSDGCQgZ1RuBwSMXAmS:

- [/ip4/54.169.103.175/tcp/4001/p2p/12D3KooWR9zzY5ZZnKyvwm5cKTxexPFQ4DZCypAtqZ1sHDm2GtqP/p2p-circuit] error opening relay circuit: HOP\_CANT\_SPEAK\_RELAY (270)

Error: ping failed