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3. entering two commands (now that i think about it, maybe the first command wouldn't be necessary if my node would be "older"/ better connected)
Just for clarify, the first command was lightning-cli connect and the other one lightning-cli fundchannel. You cannot fund a channel unless you connect manually to the person you want to open a channel with.
By the way, if both peers support dual-funding, they can also use RBF to bump the fee of the opening transaction.
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Thanks, you made my day!