<div style="color:darkred; background: #f8e6e6; border: 1px solid #aa0000; padding: 1em; margin: 1em 3em">'''Note that a few of the benefits of your HDA , such as short names, etc. will not work if you disable DHCP on your server.'''

Here are the [http://www.amahi.org/faq#is-dhcp-server-required DHCP tradeoffs] if you would like to only use some of the functionality.</div> = Amahi 7 or greater (Fedora) = * First turn on Verify [[Advanced_Settings|Advanced Settings, under ]] is enabled ( Setup --> Settingsand check the box labeled Advanced Settings )* Then go to the Setup --> Apps --> ServersSelect '''Network''' tab, then '''Settings'''.* Once there, find the Uncheck '''DHCP Server and unselect both "Watchdog''' check box. = Amahi 6 (Ubuntu 12.04.x) = '''NOTE:''' See [http://bugs.amahi. org/issues/932 DHCP Server bug #932]. There is being monitored 24x7" and "Start at Boot time"a work around included in the report.

Here are The DHCP server in the [httpHDA can be stopped by doing this://www.amahi.org/faq#is-dhcp-server-required DHCP tradeoffs] if you would like to only use some of the functionality.

In short, a few of the nicer features of your HDA will not be available* Verify [[Advanced_Settings|Advanced Settings]] is enabled. You can still point your machines * Then go to the DNS server in Settings --> Servers* Once there, find the HDA DHCP Server and get some of the benefits, like nice URLs for your HDA-provided services. This is not a supported configuration for things like [[Netboot]]unselect:** Watchdog** Start at boot time* Then stop it.