# Can't open channel on LN **URL:** \ **Category:** Support and Troubleshooting\ **Created:** [May 25, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106 "2021-05-25T09:11:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elipso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Elipso](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Elipso)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 9:11am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/1 "2021-05-25T09:11:06Z")
Hi When i try open channel says: Please validate the Bitcoin address is correct. ---
**Author:** ![btc\_ln](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/btc_ln/32/838_2.png) [@btc\_ln](https://community.umbrel.com/u/btc_ln)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 9:39am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/2 "2021-05-25T09:39:43Z")
You should be using a Lightning Node address not Bitcoin address to open a channel. Sorry, if that’s obvious and the comment is not helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Elipso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Elipso](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Elipso)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/3 "2021-05-25T10:10:11Z")
![btc](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/1X/49ed489f73e5653a9880470e208883b5b3f57a89.png) when i enter for example pubkey@ip:port of Node: ACINQ, says that ---
**Author:** ![btc\_ln](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/btc_ln/32/838_2.png) [@btc\_ln](https://community.umbrel.com/u/btc_ln)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/4 "2021-05-25T13:15:12Z")
Do you have enough SATS to open this channel? ---
**Author:** ![Elipso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Elipso](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Elipso)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/5 "2021-05-25T13:27:07Z")
Yes i have 260000+ ---
**Author:** ![btc\_ln](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/btc_ln/32/838_2.png) [@btc\_ln](https://community.umbrel.com/u/btc_ln)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/6 "2021-05-25T13:33:46Z")
Try to restart your Umbrel. I experienced this before and a restart helped fix it for good. ---
**Author:** ![Elipso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Elipso](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Elipso)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2021, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/7 "2021-05-25T14:06:47Z")
after restart i have other problem ERR\_CONNECTION\_REFUSED ![error](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/1X/2a014ab043dacb638defeba99d5d920a94a8ee3c.png) ---
**Author:** ![btc\_ln](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/btc_ln/32/838_2.png) [@btc\_ln](https://community.umbrel.com/u/btc_ln)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 4:52am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/8 "2021-05-26T04:52:06Z")
Can you access it via IP? ---
**Author:** ![Elipso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Elipso](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Elipso)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 6:51am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/9 "2021-05-26T06:51:45Z")
No ---
**Author:** ![btc\_ln](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/btc_ln/32/838_2.png) [@btc\_ln](https://community.umbrel.com/u/btc_ln)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 9:32am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/10 "2021-05-26T09:32:29Z")
Something got messed up with your setup. Reflash your card. It should work after that. ---
**Author:** ![Elipso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Elipso](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Elipso)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 11:46am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/11 "2021-05-26T11:46:15Z")
After full reinstall have other problem ![error](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/getumbrel/original/1X/0ca9256f514d9243fc6242f247de54f5d84c5df8.png) ---
**Author:** ![Elipso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Elipso](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Elipso)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/12 "2021-05-29T17:17:25Z")
Node is full sync and still same problem Please validate the bitcoin adress is correct. ---
**Author:** ![lasha8706](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5a626/32.png) [@lasha8706](https://community.umbrel.com/u/lasha8706)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2021, 2:02am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/13 "2021-06-06T02:02:25Z")
Same problem to me, Please validate the Bitcoin address is correct… what can we to do in this case? ---
**Author:** ![ectea](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/ectea/32/733_2.png) [@ectea](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ectea)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/15 "2021-09-04T07:41:29Z")
Looks like the node you are trying to connect to is offline. ---
**Author:** ![Elipso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Elipso](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Elipso)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 7:58am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/16 "2021-09-04T07:58:54Z")
This post is from May… its done. ---
**Author:** ![ametzdo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d9b06d/32.png) [@ametzdo](https://community.umbrel.com/u/ametzdo)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/cant-open-channel-on-ln/1106/17 "2022-01-25T23:46:14Z")
I have the same problem. Can anyone tell me how it is solved?