# Suddenly cannot reach umbrel.local any more
**URL:** https://community.umbrel.com/t/suddenly-cannot-reach-umbrel-local-any-more/10794
**Category:** Support and Troubleshooting
**Created:** [December 25, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/suddenly-cannot-reach-umbrel-local-any-more/10794 "2022-12-25T11:40:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@JELI](https://community.umbrel.com/u/JELI)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2022, 11:40am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/suddenly-cannot-reach-umbrel-local-any-more/10794/1 "2022-12-25T11:40:14Z")
Hello,
Since this morning my go-to browser to acces my umbrel can’t reach umbrel.local anymore.
Also my Specter Desktop can’t sync with Bitcoin Core any more.
I have accessed my umbrel via IP adres and logged in.
Everything is fine with the node.
Before I tried to log in via umbrel.local I connected my iPhone to my desktop.
The moment I connected the iPhone I received the following message:
‘A software update is required to connect to iPhone.’
Pressing ‘allow’ got me to this page.
> **[If your Mac says a software update is required to connect to iPhone or iPad](https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208831)**
>
> You may see this message if the software on your Mac needs to be updated to support the newer software on your iPhone or iPad.
I installed the update.
I don’t know if it’s related to my connection issue.
So, what do I have to do enabling acces via umbrel.local again?
Desktop: macOS Catalina 10.15.5
Raspberry: Raspberry Pi4 8GB Ram
Umbrel version 0.5.3
Thank you in advance!
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### Author:  [@Synicasm](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Synicasm)
#### Post date: [January 1, 2023, 8:46am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/suddenly-cannot-reach-umbrel-local-any-more/10794/2 "2023-01-01T08:46:02Z")
To Be honest, I just added the IP address to my hosts file on my computer and it works better IMO… Sometimes the umbel.local does not register on my network automatically for some reason and adding it to my hosts file seems to work better.
This might fix the issue with Specter Desktop as well…
Here is a quick google search result on how to add it on macos… [https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/edit-mac-hosts-file/](https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/edit-mac-hosts-file/)
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### Author:  [@JELI](https://community.umbrel.com/u/JELI)
#### Post date: [January 2, 2023, 10:57am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/suddenly-cannot-reach-umbrel-local-any-more/10794/3 "2023-01-02T10:57:55Z")
Hello @Synicasm,
Thank you for your reply.
I’ve followed these instructions from @DarthCoin:
> [@Unable to access Umbrel.local](http://community.umbrel.com/t/unable-to-access-umbrel-local/588/4):
>
> What OS are you using to access your node? Windows, Mac, Linux ? Open a terminal on your computer and enter ssh umbrel@umbrel.local , the password is is your personal user password. If it’s a fresh install (i.e. you haven’t set your password yet), or if you re-flashed Umbrel OS, then the default password is moneyprintergobrrr . From there follow the instructions for changing the IP of the node. Configure the static IP address for the Pi, the gateway path and a DNS server. The configuration …
My browser can now connect via umbrel.local again.
Still Specter Desktop can’t connect to node.
I’ve uninstalled Specter Desktop on my desktop and installed Specter Desktop on my Umbrel.
So, for now, my issues are solved.