Mist: Keep getting couldn't connect to node

[shogun0101]

System information

Version: 0.8.10 Ethereum Wallet 64 bit OS & Version: Windows 7 Professional Node type: `eth/geth(default)`

Second time posting this. Guess this is a bug. I already have another post on this and its 17 days old and no replys,

Unable to get Ethereum wallet to work on my PC and it used to work. Keeps saying couldn't connect to node? See the logs for more.

Here is what I found in node files. I am unable to attach them as a zip for some reason:
node.txt (see below)
WARN [05-18|10:26:29] No etherbase set and no accounts found as default
INFO [05-18|10:26:29] Starting peer-to-peer node instance=Geth/v1.6.0-stable-facc47cb/windows-amd64/go1.8.1
INFO [05-18|10:26:29] Allocated cache and file handles database=C:\Users\smelvin\AppData\Roaming\Ethereum\geth\chaindata cache=1024 handles=1024
INFO [05-18|10:26:30] Initialised chain configuration config="{ChainID: 1 Homestead: 1150000 DAO: 1920000 DAOSupport: true EIP150: 2463000 EIP155: 2675000 EIP158: 2675000 Engine: ethash}"
INFO [05-18|10:26:30] Disk storage enabled for ethash caches dir=C:\Users\smelvin\AppData\Roaming\Ethereum\geth\ethash count=3
INFO [05-18|10:26:30] Disk storage enabled for ethash DAGs dir=C:\Users\smelvin\AppData\Ethash count=2
INFO [05-18|10:26:30] Initialising Ethereum protocol versions="[63 62]" network=1
INFO [05-18|10:26:30] Loaded most recent local header number=0 hash=d4e567…cb8fa3 td=17179869184
INFO [05-18|10:26:30] Loaded most recent local full block number=0 hash=d4e567…cb8fa3 td=17179869184
INFO [05-18|10:26:30] Loaded most recent local fast block number=0 hash=d4e567…cb8fa3 td=17179869184
INFO [05-18|10:26:30] Starting P2P networking

node.log.0 (see below)
WARN [05-18|10:25:42] No etherbase set and no accounts found as default
INFO [05-18|10:25:42] Starting peer-to-peer node instance=Geth/v1.6.0-stable-facc47cb/windows-amd64/go1.8.1
INFO [05-18|10:25:42] Allocated cache and file handles database=C:\Users\smelvin\AppData\Roaming\Ethereum\geth\chaindata cache=1024 handles=1024
INFO [05-18|10:25:43] Writing default main-net genesis block
INFO [05-18|10:25:43] Initialised chain configuration config="{ChainID: 1 Homestead: 1150000 DAO: 1920000 DAOSupport: true EIP150: 2463000 EIP155: 2675000 EIP158: 2675000 Engine: ethash}"
INFO [05-18|10:25:43] Disk storage enabled for ethash caches dir=C:\Users\smelvin\AppData\Roaming\Ethereum\geth\ethash count=3
INFO [05-18|10:25:43] Disk storage enabled for ethash DAGs dir=C:\Users\smelvin\AppData\Ethash count=2
WARN [05-18|10:25:43] Upgrading db log bloom bins
INFO [05-18|10:25:43] Bloom-bin upgrade completed elapsed=0s
INFO [05-18|10:25:43] Initialising Ethereum protocol versions="[63 62]" network=1
INFO [05-18|10:25:43] Loaded most recent local header number=0 hash=d4e567…cb8fa3 td=17179869184
INFO [05-18|10:25:43] Loaded most recent local full block number=0 hash=d4e567…cb8fa3 td=17179869184
INFO [05-18|10:25:43] Loaded most recent local fast block number=0 hash=d4e567…cb8fa3 td=17179869184
INFO [05-18|10:25:43] Starting P2P networking

[sathishvj]

Some of the issues I've faced previously and that you can check:

• are you on a wifi extender? I've noticed that it often takes longer than when connecting directly to the wifi access point.
• do you have a torrent client like Transmission running? That also sometimes seems to interfere.

[shogun0101]

The only way I was able to get it to work was to remove geth and use parity. For some reason now I can't get my old keystore over.

No wifi extender or torrent client is running so im stumpted.

[evertonfraga]

Do you have any proxy in place? or are there any UDP filtering in your network you are aware of?

You could try to start geth manually using --nat=none flag.

Please take a brief look at this guide and let me know.
https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/Mist-Troubleshooting-Guide#unable-to-find-peers

thank you.

[gciriani]

I'm having a similar issue: "_Couldn't connect to node? See the logs for more_".

I have attached a zip of the node file
node.zip

[lemoner-vikram]

Can anyone help us with the same issue!

[jeffward01]

I also have this same issue! Any solution for this yet?

[lemoner-vikram]

Please follow the below details to solve this issue:

• Create genesis.json file and put it somewhere parallel to your test folder

• Run command before starting geth
  geth init --datadir="C:\Ethereum\test" C:\Ethereum\genesis.json

• Run geth locally using below cmd
  geth --datadir="C:\Ethereum\test" --ipcpath="C:\Ethereum\test.ipc" --rpc --rpcapi "eth,net,web3,personal" --rpcaddr="127.0.0.1" --rpcport="8545" --rpccorsdomain="*" console

• Open another command prompt and navigate up to Ethereum Wallet/Mist folder where it is being installed or files are placed and run below cmd
  "Ethereum Wallet.exe" --ipcpath="C:\Ethereum\test.ipc" --datadir="C:\Ethereum\test" --rpc http://127.0.0.1:8545

Remember the datadir and ipcpath should be same on geth and on ethereum wallet/mist commands, also the ipcpath is hypothetical for Windows so always use folder path + ".ipc" for ipcpath.

[TimWachter]

I'm seeing exactly the same issue as @gciriani
Do I really have to start geth etc manually...? That will only cause headaches..

[XP1]

I was also getting the "Couldn't connect to node? See the logs for more:" error. When I ran Geth, it was stuck on "Starting P2P networking" and could not connect.

What worked for me was installing Geth, copying the Geth shortcut, and adding --nat=none, as @evertonfraga suggested.

"C:\Program Files\Geth\geth.exe" --fast --nat=none

Afterwards, open the Geth shortcut and make sure that it connects and stays running before opening Mist.

Download Geth here: https://geth.ethereum.org/downloads/

[TimWachter]

Thanks will try this tonight. After I posted my last comment I removed everything, including the entire synced chain, and re-sycned everything. Worked fine for like 2 weeks and now I'm getting the same error again.

[evertonfraga]

Please try to use --nat=none flag, as said.

If that fails, there are some other solutions here: https://github.com/ethereum/mist/wiki#unable-to-find-peers

Closing this for now, but feel free to reopen as needed. Thanks

[gciriani]

That's not really responsive to questions like TimWachter's.

[rivaderci88]

I am willing to compensate anyone who can help me open up this damn ethereum wallet client.
2 Ethereum if you can help me get this thing open because i am having the exact same issue!

[gciriani]

That's $600!

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I am willing to compensate anyone who can help me open up this damn
ethereum wallet client.
2 Ethereum if you can help me get this thing open because i am having the
exact same issue!

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[rivaderci88]

not sure if that's sarcastic but it's 700 and i'd imagine for the right
person it might take 30 minutes to help me figure out a viable solution ...

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 10:25 PM, gciriani [e-mail] wrote:

That's $600!

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2 Ethereum if you can help me get this thing open because i am having the
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[gciriani]

No, that's meant as in "It's quite a bit of money!".

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 10:30 PM, rivaderci88 [e-mail]
wrote:

not sure if that's sarcastic but it's 700 and i'd imagine for the right
person it might take 30 minutes to help me figure out a viable solution ...

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 10:25 PM, gciriani [e-mail]
wrote:

That's $600!

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 10:05 PM, rivaderci88 [e-mail]
wrote:

I am willing to compensate anyone who can help me open up this damn
ethereum wallet client.
2 Ethereum if you can help me get this thing open because i am having
the
exact same issue!

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[paulsilverstein]

What I had to do after upgrading is
1) Run Geth as Administrator
2) Run Ethereum Wallet as Administrator

To accomplish each, right click the executable and select "Run as Administrator"

Note this is different than being a user with administrator rights and an additional step.

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[Scorpion2185]

@rivaderci88 try this!
I had the same problem, go to C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Ethereum\geth (or where is your chaindata folder) and delete, rename or move the chaindata folder. I rename it chaindata- backup. Now the wallet will start and it have to synchronize again everything. Then if it will be stuck in the latest blocks change the internet time to "time.nist.gov". Control panel--> Clock,Language...--> Date and time--> Internet time. And use the option in the wallet-->development light client. And if you have any further problem run geth before the wallet.

[Scorpion2185]

@rivaderci88 maybe it works also if you delete some (like 8) of the latest blocks (LDB file) in the chaindata folder and the other files if you have any.
For me it worked, i hope that this can be of help for other people.
Obviously rivarderci88 was a liar.
If anyone want donate:
0xB383a512C03E9236fAD38512ab3ebb584D8BAA81

[aasatorr]

@rivaderci88 had the exact same thing endlessly. Try this:

1. open a command prompt

2. navigate to your wallet directory (in my case it was C:\Program Files\Ethereum-Wallet)

3. and then simply run the "Ethereum Wallet.exe" from a command line - no additional arguments - simple

This worked for me and allowed me to connect to both live & the testnet

If I happen to have saved the day with this simple trick feel free ;)

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[BreBro]

This might not be a permanent solution but if you are running a miner, just shut it down for a moment.
Then you open the wallet again.

Cheers!

[saintleon]

I will have all the ether remix fix for you all give me a few days thank
you very much

On Dec 20, 2017 1:28 PM, "BreBro" [e-mail] wrote:

This might not be a permanent solution but if you are running a miner,
just shut it down for a moment.
Then you open the wallet again.

Cheers!

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[gciriani]

When I try to run Ethereum Wallet.exe from the command prompt, it is not recognized. The exact message is:
C:\Program Files\Ethereum-Wallet 2018\win-unpacked>Ethereum Wallet.exe
'Ethereum' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

As if it were not in the directory. However running the dir command, the exe file seems to be there:
C:\Program Files\Ethereum-Wallet 2018\win-unpacked>dir
Volume in drive C is TI0657400D
Volume Serial Number is 282A-9CB5

Directory of C:\Program Files\Ethereum-Wallet 2018\win-unpacked

01/01/2018 10:27 AM

.
... and after many other files ...
01/01/2018 10:27 AM 80,718,848 Ethereum Wallet.exe

Is it a problem of how I enter the command?

[paulsilverstein]

With spaces you need quotes, try this

“Ethereum Wallet.exe”

With quotes before and after

[gciriani]

PaulSilverstein, the quotes were able to start launch Ethereum from the command window, thank you! However, that didn't solve the Ethereum error. I have attached a screenshot of the three Windows that opened.

[paulsilverstein]

Im thinking you have a corrupt database. Try running this:

geth removedb

It will ask to clear the DB, say yes.

Then try re-running geth as usual.

On Tue, Jan 2, 2018 at 9:14 AM, gciriani [e-mail] wrote:

PaulSilverstein, the quotes were able to start launch Ethereum from the
command window, thank you! However, that didn't solve the Ethereum error. I
have attached a screenshot of the three Windows that opened.
[image: eth node conn error]
https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/29756866/34492611-75fd1484-efb6-11e7-884a-39a907b48b52.png

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[gciriani]

Do I need to backup some files before, to make sure the ownership of my stake is not wiped out?

[jamrader]

If anyone else is doing this on a virtual machine (e.g., Parallels desktop on a Mac) then make sure you didn't use up all your virtual machine's storage. The problem for me was that I had set my virtual machine's storage capacity at 64GB (the minimum), which got maxed out and caused GETH to fail.

[gciriani]

In what file is stored the hexadecimal key or address please?

[gciriani]

I checked some files, and found out that in directory AppData\Roaming\Ethereum\chaindata I have a file LOG and a file LOG.old. The file LOG has entries that all end with

table@build error I·0 "leveldb/table: corruption on table-footer (pos=2112831): bad magic number [file=462261.ldb]"
table@build exiting (corruption detected)

file LOG.old instead seems not to have any such error message. I honestly don't remember if I replaced one file for the other based on some suggestion in some forum. I'd like to get some feedback if that explains all my problems, and if I should swap the old file for the regular one without any problem. Because I do not know the inner workings of the Ethereum program, I'm not sure if by touching anything I run the risk of erasing the key that entitles me to my Ether deposit.

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