Error when trying to open a channel to FixedFloat
190 sats \ 10 comments \ @randombitcoiner 30 Oct lightning
Some swaps via FixedFloat have been failing or taking too long recently, so I decided to try to open a direct channel with their node. But even before I could try that, just the connection fails. This is the error lncli connect gives me:
[lncli] rpc error: code = Unknown desc = dial proxy failed: socks connect tcp 127.0.0.1:9050->185.5.53.91:9735: unknown error general SOCKS server failure
So what do you think could be the reason for this? Are some of these services whitelisting node connections or something?
write
preview
related posts
15 sats \ 0 replies \ @dickiegreenlead 30 Oct
I think fixedfloat blocks channel opens from Tor nodes
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 31 Oct
  • Could be a whitelisting, I see this super common in big nodes.
  • Check the min amount to open channel with them.
  • Connect to a good peer of that node could be better.
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aeiou 30 Oct
FixedFloat is failing to do swaps right now.
reply
0 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 30 Oct
Are you running a node behind Tor? The error you're getting indicates there's a socks connection that's failing (we typically connect to Tor via a socks connection). You might just need to restart Tor.
reply
0 sats \ 1 reply \ @randombitcoiner OP 31 Oct
Yes, this is a tor node. That might be it then. I'm running it on Voltage though, so I'm not sure how I'd go about restarting tor specifically.
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 31 Oct
Hit up support.
reply
0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Wumbo 30 Oct
Question:
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @randombitcoiner OP 31 Oct
This is not a channel size issue, I'm willing to open a big channel, but I don't even get to that step. This happens when I try to connect to their node.
reply
0 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 30 Oct
open a direct channel with their node
WRONG! Never open a direct channel with a swap service if you want to use their services! Open with their adjacent peers instead.
I WILL NOT OPEN A CHANNEL NOT EVEN WITH SN...
btw... fixedfloat is not a good peer for directly routing.- But is good for connecting to his peers.
reply
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @_b_o_n_e_s_ 31 Oct
what is the reasoning for connecting to peers? is it related to privacy, ie someone looking at where sats are moving from/to?
reply