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@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ terminal and using the following command to open a JavaScript console:
 geth attach
 ```
 
+If you get the error 'unable to attach to remote geth', try connecting via HTTP as shown below:
+
+```shell
+geth attach http://127.0.0.1:8545
+```
+
 In the console you can issue any of the Geth commands, for example, to list all the
 accounts on the node, use: