from the HDA machine's desktop!
If the above works, '''then and only then''' you may turn off the DHCP server in your router. '''IMPORTANT: after turning off the DHCP server in our your router, you must [[RenewIP|renew your client's IP addresses]].'''
== Step 2 ==
Then If you want to use the full functionality of your HDA, you '''must make sure your client has a DHCP lease from your HDA''' from here on, so let's move to one or more of the clients (after their network has restarted:
# ping hda <small>(this ensures the client can see the DNS server in your HDA)</small>