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How to use two HDAs on the same network (view source)
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The above instructions no longer work on current versions of Amahi
Here are the steps that I followed: (This may be very specific to my setup so take it as it is.)
<u><b>Prerequisites</b></u><br/>
A router that can hand out DNS. (DD-WRT .v24 with DNSMasq can handle that nicely.)<br/>
This assumes that Fedora 14 & Amahi are installed on both HDAs.<br/>
BE SURE that each HDA has a unique hostname (domain name) & IP address that is within your network.<br/>
<u><b>Accessing HDAs Locally</b></u><br/>
You have to access BOTH the shares and the dashboard of each server by IP address of the HDA. <br/><blockquote>For example, "\\192.168.1.20" in Window will get you to the shares on the HDA with that IP address, if you have established a user and password for that client. Also, 192.168.1.20 in a web browser will take you to the dashboard of the HDA with that IP address.</blockquote>
I personally deleted all of the Amahi links on each HDA's Fedora desktop and created a launcher that opens the Amahi dashboard by IP address.
<u><b>Change External DNS on HDA2</b></u><br/>
On HDA2, change the external DNS to point to the IP address of HDA1
{{Code|hda-change-dns ipHDA1 ipHDA1}}
<u><b>Apps You Need</b></u> (Needs details)<br/>
Amahi Web-Apps Proxy (http://www.amahi.org/apps/amahi-web-apps-proxy) on both HDAs. Access the Amahi Web-Apps Proxy for each HDA the first time from a client computer outside of the Local Area Network. Then change the user name and password to suite your needs.<br/>
Ajaxplorer (http://www.amahi.org/apps/ajaxplorer) on HDA1<br/>
OpenVPN ALS (formerly Adito)(http://www.amahi.org/apps/openvpn-als) on HDA2. This has a convenience fee to install but it is well worth it.<br/>
<u><b>Configuring OpenVPN ALS</b></u> (Needs Details)<br/>
<ol>
<li>to listen on port 443
<li>Web Forwards. Be sure URLs are entered as local area network addresses and then add ":port" if the app requires it.
<li>Configure Shares
</ol>
See http://wiki.amahi.org/index.php/Adito for more details.<br/>
<u><b>Router Configuration</b></u> (Needs Details)<br/>
Port Forwarding<br/>
DHCP Server Static Leases<br/>
Turn off DHCP in both HDAs. Allow DD-WRT to handle DHCP.<br/>
DO NOT turn off DNS on either HDA.<br/>
DD-WRT Dnsmasq config<br/>
<u><b>Cutting Down Confusion</b></u><br/>
If you want to avoid confusion as to which server dashboard you are working on at the moment, you could edit the Dashboard theme. Look in the Theme directory.
{{Code|/var/hda/platform/html/public/themes/main}}
Using GIMP2 I added "HDA#1" to the "logo.png" right under the Amahi logo. Then I did the same to HDA#2.
