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18_2__Interlude_Accessing_a_Second_Lightning_Node.md
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@ -12,14 +12,41 @@ If they are are running c-lightning, they just need to use the `getinfo` command
```
$ lightning-cli getinfo
lightning-cli: WARNING: default network changing in 2020: please set network=testnet in config!
{
"id": "02f3d74746934494fa378235e5bc44cfdbb5b8779d839263fb7f9218be032f6f61",
"alias": "GREENSOURCE",
"color": "02f3d7",
...
"id": "03240a4878a9a64aea6c3921a434e573845267b86e89ab19003b0c910a86d17687",
"alias": "VIOLETGLEE",
"color": "03240a",
"num_peers": 0,
"num_pending_channels": 0,
"num_active_channels": 0,
"num_inactive_channels": 0,
"address": [
{
"type": "ipv4",
"address": "74.207.240.32",
"port": 9735
}
],
"binding": [
{
"type": "ipv6",
"address": "::",
"port": 9735
},
{
"type": "ipv4",
"address": "0.0.0.0",
"port": 9735
}
],
"version": "v0.9.1-96-g6f870df",
"blockheight": 1862854,
"network": "testnet",
"msatoshi_fees_collected": 0,
"fees_collected_msat": "0msat",
"lightning-dir": "/home/standup/.lightning/testnet"
}
```
They can then tell you their `id` (`02f3d74746934494fa378235e5bc44cfdbb5b8779d839263fb7f9218be032f6f61`).
They can then tell you their `id` (`03240a4878a9a64aea6c3921a434e573845267b86e89ab19003b0c910a86d17687`). They will also need to tell you their IP address (`74.207.240.32`) and port (`9735`).
## Creating a New c-lightning Node
@ -251,7 +278,7 @@ $ lncli --network=testnet getinfo
}
}
```
This node's ID is `032a7572dc013b6382cde391d79f292ced27305aa4162ec3906279fc4334602543`.
This node's ID is `032a7572dc013b6382cde391d79f292ced27305aa4162ec3906279fc4334602543`. Although this command doesn't show you the IP address and port, they should be the IP address for your machine and port `9735`.
## Summary: Accessing a Second Lightning Node