Troubleshooting
The purpose of this page is to capture various issues and solutions for common or not so common problems that users may encounter.
It also provides links to perform various HDA Admin tasks with and without the HDA Dashboard.
Current stable release: Amahi 7 (Fedora 19)
Contents
Troubleshooting
Amahi Common
Amahi 7 (Fedora 19)
- Express CD (64-bit)
Amahi 6 (Ubuntu 12.04.x)
HDA Admin How To
Amahi Common
- Disable Router DHCP Server: Generic guidance for disabling DHCP server on some routers.
- Change DNS Provider: Change DNS from OpenDNS to different provider.
- Disable DHCP Server: Disable DHCP server on HDA.
- Change Gateway IP Address: Change the 3rd octet of the router/client IP addresses.
- Renew Client IP Address: Applies to Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
- Enable Advanced Settings: Unhides advanced areas in Network and Setup tabs.
- Open terminal as root user: Command line access as root user.
- Adding hard drives: Add additional hard drives.
- Configure Static IP Address: Create static IP address for client devices.
- Reset User Password: Use to reset a user's forgotten password.
- Virtual Private Network (VPN): Not included in Amahi 6 or 7, but is required for secure connection between your client and HDA. Amahi application VPN provides the capability.
Amahi 7 (Fedora 19)
net-tools and bind-utils RPMs: Not installed in Amahi 7, but required to use arp, hostname, ifconfig, ipmaddr, iptunnel, mii-tool, nameif, netstat, plipconfig, rarp, route, slattach, dig, host, nslookup, snf nsupdate commands. Amahi application HDA Troubleshooting Tools provides the capability.
Amahi 7 (Ubuntu 12.04.x)
Secure Shell (SSH): Not included in Amahi 6, but is required to remotely access your HDA, inside or outside your network. Amahi applications OpenSSH or Dropbear provides the capability.
