cyberneticlibrary

Diagnose OpenClaw node pairing issues

node-connectskillsetup L2377,536
openclaw/openclaw
What it does

Diagnose OpenClaw node pairing and network route failures

Best for

Debugging node-to-gateway connection failures without trial-and-error network config changes.

Inputs
  • · gateway config output
  • · device pairing status
  • · network topology (LAN/Tailscale/public)
Outputs
  • · root-cause diagnosis
  • · network route confirmation
  • · fix sequence
Requires
  • · OpenClaw CLI
  • · Tailscale
  • · DNS/network tools
Preconditions

OpenClaw instance running; node app attempting connection

Failure modes
  • · loopback-only binding
  • · stale setup codes
  • · auth token mismatch
Trust signals
  • · canonical config check checklist
  • · root-cause map with heuristics
  • · clear distinction between local/LAN/Tailscale routes