# Problem trying to use a node

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-trying-to-use-a-node/99346>\
**Category:** Industrial\
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard, database, function-node\
**Created:** [10 October 2025 23:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-trying-to-use-a-node/99346 "2025-10-10T23:29:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![ItzGael](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/itzgael/32/103784_2.png) [@ItzGael](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ItzGael)\
**Post date:** [10 October 2025 23:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-trying-to-use-a-node/99346/1 "2025-10-10T23:29:26Z")

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I'm currently having a problem trying to start node red locally without a connection,  
I'm currently using node-red-contrib-cip-st-ethernet-ip node  
And it throws me this error  
Does anybody know how can I solve it?  
This is on a RevPi4

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**Author:** ![Sean-McG](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/sean-mcg/32/54677_2.png) [@Sean-McG](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Sean-McG)\
**Post date:** [10 October 2025 23:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-trying-to-use-a-node/99346/2 "2025-10-10T23:41:38Z")

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If by without a connection you mean no network, then ENETUNREACH makes sense.

The node should not crash node red, but that is something you need to report to the author.

You can start in safe mode, go to the editor and remove or disable the node, then deploy.

**node-red-start ---safe**

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [10 October 2025 23:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-trying-to-use-a-node/99346/3 "2025-10-10T23:50:37Z")

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Maybe add your voice to this open issue: [Uncaught Exception : Error: send EHOSTUNREACH 255.255.255.255:44818 · Issue #18 · SerafinTech/node-red-contrib-cip-st-ethernet-ip · GitHub](https://github.com/SerafinTech/node-red-contrib-cip-st-ethernet-ip/issues/18)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [9 December 2025 23:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/problem-trying-to-use-a-node/99346/4 "2025-12-09T23:51:26Z")

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