# Can't connect to Samourai Whirlpool
**URL:** https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [June 6, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303 "2021-06-06T14:41:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@trusty](https://community.umbrel.com/u/trusty)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/1 "2021-06-06T14:41:29Z")
device / OS: raspberry pi 4 8GB
connected to the Internet via WiFi
drive SSD
node 100% synced
I am following the Samourai Server steps and I achieve block 1 to connect to dojo but in the block 2 to connect to whirlpool gui I am stucked in step 6, when I click the connect button it outputs this error:
Connection failed: Could not connect to CLI (may take a few seconds to start…)
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### Author:  [@baffler](https://community.umbrel.com/u/baffler)
#### Post date: [August 14, 2021, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/2 "2021-08-14T19:51:00Z")
Any luck? I’m having the same problem.
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### Author:  [@ghost4hire](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ghost4hire)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/3 "2021-08-17T16:01:24Z")
The “may take a few seconds to start…” is a little misleading.
My experience has been that Tor takes a while so “seconds” can actually take a “minute.”
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### Author:  [@Kohashi](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Kohashi)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/4 "2021-08-17T20:16:43Z")
Is there an update on this?
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### Author:  [@LibertyBTC](https://community.umbrel.com/u/LibertyBTC)
#### Post date: [August 29, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/5 "2021-08-29T08:51:57Z")
I’ve got the same issue/PROBLEM!
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### Author:  [@baffler](https://community.umbrel.com/u/baffler)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/6 "2021-09-06T00:48:08Z")
I rebooted my node and was able to connect. 🤷♂️
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### Author:  [@CharlyGarcia](https://community.umbrel.com/u/CharlyGarcia)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/7 "2021-11-01T16:45:36Z")
Hi, I have a same problem. Anyone know how to fix it?
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### Author:  [@com](https://community.umbrel.com/u/com)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/8 "2022-01-23T21:55:07Z")
Are you sure tor is running on your computer? You may need to open a terminal and type `tor` (if you’re on a mac).
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### Author:  [@grandours](https://community.umbrel.com/u/grandours)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/9 "2022-03-16T16:22:49Z")
I have the same problem. I have confirmed that Tor is running on my computer. I have also rebooted my Umbrel. None of this helps. A solution would be greatly appreciated!
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### Author:  [@legalbabble26](https://community.umbrel.com/u/legalbabble26)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2022, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/10 "2022-08-24T18:25:36Z")
Its kinda funny that nobody had a fix for this. This is stupid. Has anyone got this corrected? (can’t connect CLI)
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### Author:  [@Soldiergreen](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Soldiergreen)
#### Post date: [December 31, 2023, 10:32am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-connect-to-samourai-whirlpool/1303/11 "2023-12-31T10:32:00Z")
Reinstalling/updating Tor solved this issue for me using windows 11. Also, make sure you have Tor open and connected before starting whirlpool.