Confirm DNS and DHCP.

[surfrock66]

I just rebuilt my HDA, reinstalled from scratch. I just set up static routes for every device on my network...I'm suspicious neither DHCP or DNS are working. My router is pointing to my HDA for it's dns, but my hda's address isn't working. I can go to it by IP, but the actual "transmission.sr66.com" isn't working at all.

Also...static routes aren't working. My router is NOT acting as DHCP server, and it has DHCP disabled. I think the HDA is acting as the DHCP server, but static routes are not working.

I used to remember, in the HDA dashboard -> settings -> servers it listed DNS and DHCP servers...it lists neither.

Is there a way to test both?

[radioz]

Have you tried the Network Troubleshooter in the wiki?
It should help identify where the problem is.

Did you set up the static routes from the control panel?

[surfrock66]

DHCP isn't installed on my HDA. It's not in the list of servers, not even disabled. I didn't deviate at ALL from the installation instructions, and this is my third setup of the HDA (I ended up just re-installing fresh.) WTF, how to I install/enable/start it?

[radioz]

Open up a terminal on your hda and type:
ps -e|grep dhcp

Show us the result.

Try this: http://net.pommepause.com/network_troubleshooter/ and let us know what you find.

[surfrock66]

So, I ran that, and got nothing. Just for completion, here's what I got when I ran ps -e:

PID TTY TIME CMD
1 ? 00:00:01 init
2 ? 00:00:00 kthreadd
3 ? 00:00:01 ksoftirqd/0
4 ? 00:00:00 migration/0
5 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/0
6 ? 00:00:00 migration/1
7 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/1
8 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/1
9 ? 00:00:00 migration/2
10 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/2
11 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/2
12 ? 00:00:00 migration/3
13 ? 00:00:01 ksoftirqd/3
14 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/3
15 ? 00:00:01 events/0
16 ? 00:00:01 events/1
17 ? 00:00:01 events/2
18 ? 00:00:00 events/3
19 ? 00:00:00 cpuset
20 ? 00:00:00 khelper
21 ? 00:00:00 netns
22 ? 00:00:00 async/mgr
23 ? 00:00:00 pm
24 ? 00:00:00 sync_supers
25 ? 00:00:00 bdi-default
26 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/0
27 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/1
28 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/2
29 ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/3
30 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/0
31 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/1
32 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/2
33 ? 00:00:00 kblockd/3
34 ? 00:00:00 kacpid
35 ? 00:00:00 kacpi_notify
36 ? 00:00:00 kacpi_hotplug
37 ? 00:00:00 ata_aux
38 ? 00:00:00 ata_sff/0
39 ? 00:00:00 ata_sff/1
40 ? 00:00:00 ata_sff/2
41 ? 00:00:00 ata_sff/3
42 ? 00:00:00 khubd
43 ? 00:00:00 kseriod
44 ? 00:00:25 kswapd0
45 ? 00:00:00 ksmd
46 ? 00:00:00 aio/0
47 ? 00:00:00 aio/1
48 ? 00:00:00 aio/2
49 ? 00:00:00 aio/3
50 ? 00:00:00 crypto/0
51 ? 00:00:00 crypto/1
52 ? 00:00:00 crypto/2
53 ? 00:00:00 crypto/3
59 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_0
60 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_1
62 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_2
63 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_3
64 ? 00:00:00 kpsmoused
65 ? 00:00:00 kstriped
66 ? 00:00:00 ksnapd
67 ? 00:00:00 usbhid_resumer
118 ? 00:00:00 radeon/0
119 ? 00:00:00 radeon/1
120 ? 00:00:00 radeon/2
121 ? 00:00:00 radeon/3
122 ? 00:00:00 ttm_swap
127 ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_4
128 ? 00:00:00 usb-storage
130 ? 00:00:24 kslowd000
131 ? 00:00:24 kslowd001
305 ? 00:00:35 md0_raid1
320 ? 00:00:05 jbd2/md0-8
321 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
322 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
323 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
324 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
381 ? 00:00:01 kauditd
385 ? 00:00:00 udevd
515 ? 00:00:29 flush-9:0
560 ? 00:00:00 edac-poller
763 ? 00:00:00 jbd2/sda1-8
764 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
765 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
766 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
767 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
819 ? 00:00:00 system-setup-ke
1124 ? 00:00:01 rsyslogd
1158 ? 00:00:17 irqbalance
1198 ? 00:00:00 rpcbind
1218 ? 00:00:00 rpc.statd
1233 ? 00:00:00 mdadm
1261 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/0
1262 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/1
1263 ? 00:00:08 rpciod/2
1264 ? 00:00:00 rpciod/3
1271 ? 00:00:00 rpc.idmapd
1297 ? 00:00:04 dbus-daemon
1311 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon
1312 ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon
1336 ? 00:00:00 openvpn
1345 ? 00:00:00 openvpn
1361 ? 00:00:00 cupsd
1388 ? 00:00:14 nfsiod
1390 ? 00:00:00 lockd
1403 ? 00:00:00 acpid
1414 ? 00:00:01 hald
1415 ? 00:00:00 hald-runner
1438 ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-inpu
1461 ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-acpi
1476 ? 00:00:00 pcscd
1590 ? 00:00:00 _plutorun
1591 ? 00:00:00 logger
1592 ? 00:00:00 _plutorun
1593 ? 00:00:00 _plutoload
1595 ? 00:00:00 pluto
1751 ? 00:00:00 sshd
1774 ? 00:00:00 _pluto_adns
1779 ? 00:00:00 ntpd
1818 ? 00:00:00 mysqld_safe
1907 ? 00:00:53 mysqld
1951 ? 00:00:02 amahi-sync
1980 ? 00:00:02 hdactl
1981 ? 00:00:00 hdactl
1997 ? 00:00:00 hddtemp
2029 ? 00:01:08 java
2093 ? 00:00:06 named
2149 ? 00:00:21 abrtd
2181 ? 00:00:02 httpd
2190 ? 00:00:00 PassengerWatchd
2194 ? 00:00:58 PassengerHelper
2195 ? 00:01:11 ruby
2200 ? 00:00:00 PassengerLoggin
2204 ? 00:00:01 crond
2225 ? 00:00:05 nmbd
2226 ? 00:00:00 nmbd
2245 ? 00:00:00 smbd
2259 ? 00:00:00 httpd
2264 ? 00:00:00 greyhole
2267 ? 00:00:00 httpd
2272 ? 00:00:00 httpd
2273 ? 00:00:00 httpd
2274 ? 00:00:00 httpd
2275 ? 00:00:00 httpd
2276 ? 00:00:00 httpd
2277 ? 00:00:00 httpd
2278 ? 00:00:00 httpd
2291 ? 00:00:00 atd
2317 ? 00:00:00 smbd
2325 ? 00:00:26 python
2327 ? 00:00:28 transmission-da
2374 ? 00:00:01 proftpd
2377 ? 00:00:05 miniserv.pl
2380 ? 00:00:00 gdm-binary
2387 tty2 00:00:00 mingetty
2389 tty3 00:00:00 mingetty
2391 tty4 00:00:00 mingetty
2393 tty5 00:00:00 mingetty
2397 tty6 00:00:00 mingetty
2408 ? 00:00:00 gdm-simple-slav
2412 tty1 00:06:21 Xorg
2431 ? 00:00:00 gdm-session-wor
2433 ? 00:00:00 console-kit-dae
2500 ? 00:00:00 polkitd
2506 ? 00:00:00 gnome-session
2515 ? 00:00:00 dbus-launch
2520 ? 00:00:03 dbus-daemon
2585 ? 00:00:01 gconfd-2
2589 ? 00:00:06 gnome-settings-
2595 ? 00:00:00 gnome-keyring-d
2617 ? 00:00:00 gvfsd
2645 ? 00:00:01 auditd
2663 ? 00:00:00 gvfs-fuse-daemo
2671 ? 00:00:00 gnome-screensav
2676 ? 00:00:02 metacity
2680 ? 00:00:00 gnome-panel
2682 ? 00:00:00 pulseaudio
2684 ? 00:00:00 rtkit-daemon
2688 ? 00:07:17 nautilus
2690 ? 00:00:00 bonobo-activati
2691 ? 00:00:00 nm-applet
2694 ? 00:00:00 polkit-gnome-au
2698 ? 00:00:00 gnome-user-shar
2699 ? 00:00:01 gnome-power-man
2701 ? 00:00:00 bluetooth-apple
2712 ? 00:00:01 wnck-applet
2714 ? 00:00:00 trashapplet
2715 ? 00:00:00 applet.py
2728 ? 00:00:00 gconf-helper
2731 ? 00:00:00 deja-dup-monito
2735 ? 00:00:06 gdu-notificatio
2737 ? 00:00:11 gvfs-gdu-volume
2738 ? 00:00:00 tilda
2740 ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-trash
2745 ? 00:00:26 udisks-daemon
2747 ? 00:00:00 notification-ar
2749 ? 00:07:24 multiload-apple
2753 ? 00:00:00 udisks-daemon
2755 ? 00:05:25 vino-server
2759 ? 00:00:00 im-settings-dae
2766 ? 00:00:00 gnome-volume-co
2845 ? 00:00:00 gnome-pty-helpe
2891 pts/0 00:00:00 bash
2934 ? 00:00:00 gconf-im-settin
2948 ? 00:00:00 upowerd
2950 ? 00:00:00 gvfs-gphoto2-vo
2952 ? 00:00:00 gvfs-afc-volume
2983 ? 00:00:00 mission-control
2999 ? 00:00:00 jbd2/sdc2-8
3000 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
3001 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
3002 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
3003 ? 00:00:00 ext4-dio-unwrit
3009 ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-burn
3015 ? 00:00:05 gvfsd-metadata
6920 ? 00:00:00 udevd
7198 ? 00:00:00 udevd
8085 ? 00:00:00 flush-8:32
8086 ? 00:00:00 flush-8:16
8087 ? 00:00:00 flush-8:0
8174 ? 00:00:00 sshd
8177 ? 00:00:00 sshd
8178 pts/3 00:00:00 bash
8289 ? 00:00:00 apcupsd
8292 ? 00:00:00 miniserv.pl <defunct>
8301 pts/3 00:00:00 ps
9707 ? 00:00:00 gnome-terminal
9710 ? 00:00:00 gnome-pty-helpe
9711 pts/1 00:00:00 bash
11193 ? 00:00:01 gedit
11273 ? 00:00:01 amahi-dlna
25537 ? 00:00:02 monit
28846 ? 00:00:04 ruby

I ran that...everything worked until testing the dns from a client, which is when I identified it was the DHCP that was down

[radioz]

That's strange. There must be something wrong with the configuration somewhere.

Display the contents of /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf:

sudo cat sudo cat /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf

[surfrock66]

"No such file or directory"

Wait no I'm dumb...mistyped. That's what I get from trying to do this over WebVNC on my phone

ddns-update-style interim;
do-forward-updates on;
allow unknown-clients;
ddns-updates on;
ddns-domainname "sr66.com";
ddns-rev-domainname "in-addr.arpa";
ignore client-updates;
allow bootp;
allow booting;

subnet 192.168.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
authoritative;
option routers 192.168.1.1;
option subnet-mask 255.255.255.0;
option domain-name "sr66.com";
option domain-name-servers 192.168.1.22, 192.168.1.22;
option time-offset -14400;
range 192.168.1.100 192.168.1.254;
default-lease-time 14400;
max-lease-time 14400;
filename "pxelinux.0";
next-server 192.168.1.22;
}

key "ddnskey" {
algorithm hmac-md5;
secret "8zaPJsiw9tOh2JFv4xiArw==";
};

zone sr66.com. {
primary 127.0.0.1;
key ddnskey;
}

zone 1.168.192.in-addr.arpa. {
primary 127.0.0.1;
key ddnskey;
}

host airlink-router {
hardware ethernet 00:03:2F:2B:9E:24;
fixed-address airlink-router.sr66.com;
option host-name "airlink-router";
}
host arcade-xbox {
hardware ethernet 00:50:F2:EC:15:1E;
fixed-address arcade-xbox.sr66.com;
option host-name "arcade-xbox";
}
host brthr-print-wire {
hardware ethernet 00:1b:a9:15:e5:74;
fixed-address brthr-print-wire.sr66.com;
option host-name "brthr-print-wire";
}
host brthr-prnt-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:24:2b:db:3f:3e;
fixed-address brthr-prnt-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "brthr-prnt-wifi";
}
host canon-prnt-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:1e:8f:70:40:84;
fixed-address canon-prnt-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "canon-prnt-wifi";
}
host dad-dell-laptop {
hardware ethernet 00:14:a5:33:29:45;
fixed-address dad-dell-laptop.sr66.com;
option host-name "dad-dell-laptop";
}
host jane-ipad-wifi {
hardware ethernet D8:A2:5E:47:FA:39;
fixed-address jane-ipad-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "jane-ipad-wifi";
}
host jenn-droid-wifi {
hardware ethernet 7c:61:93:f1:a1:b0;
fixed-address jenn-droid-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "jenn-droid-wifi";
}
host jenn-hp-wifi {
hardware ethernet 78:e4:00:73:e5:b3;
fixed-address jenn-hp-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "jenn-hp-wifi";
}
host jenn-ibm-laptop {
hardware ethernet 00:12:f0:5b:18:64;
fixed-address jenn-ibm-laptop.sr66.com;
option host-name "jenn-ibm-laptop";
}
host jenn-ibm-wire {
hardware ethernet 00:16:41:56:36:a7;
fixed-address jenn-ibm-wire.sr66.com;
option host-name "jenn-ibm-wire";
}
host jenn-pre {
hardware ethernet 00:1d:fe:a4:09:53;
fixed-address jenn-pre.sr66.com;
option host-name "jenn-pre";
}
host jenn-tivo-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:11:d9:02:d0:f2;
fixed-address jenn-tivo-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "jenn-tivo-wifi";
}
host jim-air-wifi {
hardware ethernet 60:33:4b:2c:86:7a;
fixed-address jim-air-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "jim-air-wifi";
}
host jim-macbook {
hardware ethernet 00:1e:52:76:a3:e7;
fixed-address jim-macbook.sr66.com;
option host-name "jim-macbook";
}
host lcd-pic-frame {
hardware ethernet 00:15:af:15:36:91;
fixed-address lcd-pic-frame.sr66.com;
option host-name "lcd-pic-frame";
}
host meg-droid {
hardware ethernet 38:e7:d8:69:9b:88;
fixed-address meg-droid.sr66.com;
option host-name "meg-droid";
}
host meg-netbook-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:26:82:a7:a7:b8;
fixed-address meg-netbook-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "meg-netbook-wifi";
}
host meg-netbook-wire {
hardware ethernet c8:0a:a9:a1:e0:95;
fixed-address meg-netbook-wire.sr66.com;
option host-name "meg-netbook-wire";
}
host mlanders-ipad-wifi {
hardware ethernet d8:30:62:68:0c:d2;
fixed-address mlanders-ipad-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "mlanders-ipad-wifi";
}
host mlanders-laptop-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:25:4b:95:55:38;
fixed-address mlanders-laptop-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "mlanders-laptop-wifi";
}
host mlanders-phone-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:26:08:B5:7F:32;
fixed-address mlanders-phone-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "mlanders-phone-wifi";
}
host roku-1-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:0d:4b:40:6a:45;
fixed-address roku-1-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "roku-1-wifi";
}
host roku-1-wire {
hardware ethernet 00:0d:4b:40:6a:44;
fixed-address roku-1-wire.sr66.com;
option host-name "roku-1-wire";
}
host slanders-phone-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:26:08:B7:05:4C;
fixed-address slanders-phone-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "slanders-phone-wifi";
}
host smc-router {
hardware ethernet 00:50:18:07:16:2D;
fixed-address smc-router.sr66.com;
option host-name "smc-router";
}
host sr66-360-wired {
hardware ethernet 00:1d:d8:28:69:2f;
fixed-address sr66-360-wired.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-360-wired";
}
host sr66-belkn-game {
hardware ethernet 00:17:3f:25:bf:05;
fixed-address sr66-belkn-game.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-belkn-game";
}
host sr66-blade-wire-1 {
hardware ethernet 00:14:22:09:5f:dd;
fixed-address sr66-blade-wire-1.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-blade-wire-1";
}
host sr66-blade-wire-2 {
hardware ethernet 00:14:22:09:5f:de;
fixed-address sr66-blade-wire-2.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-blade-wire-2";
}
host sr66-ds {
hardware ethernet 00:1e:a9:cf:4e:de;
fixed-address sr66-ds.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-ds";
}
host sr66-hp-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:1b:77:91:21:07;
fixed-address sr66-hp-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-hp-wifi";
}
host sr66-hp-wire {
hardware ethernet 00:1e:68:17:1a:10;
fixed-address sr66-hp-wire.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-hp-wire";
}
host sr66-nas-wire {
hardware ethernet 00:30:67:89:32:f1;
fixed-address sr66-nas-wire.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-nas-wire";
}
host sr66-nas-wire {
hardware ethernet 00:30:67:89:32:f1;
fixed-address sr66-nas-wire.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-nas-wire";
}
host sr66-pre {
hardware ethernet 00:1d:fe:ad:bb:44;
fixed-address sr66-pre.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-pre";
}
host sr66-ps2-wire {
hardware ethernet 00:04:1f:06:9e:f0;
fixed-address sr66-ps2-wire.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-ps2-wire";
}
host sr66-sling {
hardware ethernet 00:13:b6:0371;
fixed-address sr66-sling.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-sling";
}
host sr66-tivo-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:0f:b5:90:6f:84;
fixed-address sr66-tivo-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-tivo-wifi";
}
host sr66-wii-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:19:fd:02:69:d7;
fixed-address sr66-wii-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-wii-wifi";
}
host sr66-xbox-wire {
hardware ethernet 00:50:f2:4f:7d:cf;
fixed-address sr66-xbox-wire.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr66-xbox-wire";
}
host sr76-wifi {
hardware ethernet 00:26:5a:bf:0b:7c;
fixed-address sr76-wifi.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr76-wifi";
}
host sr76-wire {
hardware ethernet 00:27:0e:15:5a:23;
fixed-address sr76-wire.sr66.com;
option host-name "sr76-wire";
}

[radioz]

Well, your file is identical to mine except for the 43 host records at the bottom.

Did you add all of those? Are they hostnames for other network devices on your system?

I don't know what all of that is about.

[surfrock66]

Those are static IP's set through the Amahi interface, Setup -> Networking -> Static IP's -> New Static IP. I had those all set up on my previous install as well.

Next step?

[radioz]

Ok, have you checked for dhcp errors in your error logs?

This:
dmesg|grep dhcp

And this:
grep dhcp /var/log/messages