# Confused about different testnets

**URL:** <https://forum.cardano.org/t/confused-about-different-testnets/111949>\
**Category:** Misc Dev Talk\
**Tags:** cardano\
**Created:** [24 December 2022 21:02 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/confused-about-different-testnets/111949 "2022-12-24T21:02:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![p\_l\_p](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@p\_l\_p](https://forum.cardano.org/u/p_l_p)\
**Post date:** [24 December 2022 21:02 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/confused-about-different-testnets/111949/1 "2022-12-24T21:02:20Z")

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Hi, out of curiosity today, I had a go today at [Getting started with native tokens](https://docs.cardano.org/native-tokens/getting-started). I struggled a bit as it appears the interface has changed a since the document was written, but eventually managed to get through the tutorial and found it really informative.

There is one thing I am totally confused about and that is whether I am connected to the correct testnet.

I got the configuration files from [here (preview)](https://github.com/input-output-hk/cardano-world/tree/master/docs/environments/preview) and run node commands with `--testnet-magic 2`

But I have never managed to find any of the transactions using either of the testnet explorers I have come across.  
If I run `query tip`, I get epoch 60, while iohkdev explorer online shows epoch 249 …

Am I in the wrong place? If so, where should I get the configuration files from?

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![rdlrt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forum.cardano.org/rdlrt/32/9098_2.png) [@rdlrt](https://forum.cardano.org/u/rdlrt)\
**Post date:** [24 December 2022 23:49 UTC](https://forum.cardano.org/t/confused-about-different-testnets/111949/2 "2022-12-24T23:49:01Z")

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> [@p\_l\_p](#):
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> But I have never managed to find any of the transactions using either of the testnet explorers I have come across.

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