Troubleshooting Network Connectivity

If an OS is installed and appears to operate correctly, but there is no network connectivity for one or more Ethernet ports, follow these instructions:

For all Ethernet ports: #

1. Verify the Ethernet cable is properly connected between the Shunya Mini-server and a switch/router.
2. Verify the Green connectivity LED for the port is constantly illuminated.
3. Verify the Yellow activity LED is blinking.

If the LED’s are not blinking try changing the Ethernet cable.

For WAN port: #

Any one of the Ethernet ports on Shunya Min-Server can be set as a WAN port during the initial configuration of most of the OSes. The default on the WAN port for almost all OS is to get an IP address from a DHCP server.

1. Verify the connected switch/router/network is configured as a DHCP server to provide an IP address to the device.
2. Verify the OS that is installed recognizes a proper IP address on the WAN port.
3. An address of 169.254.10.1 or 169.254.XX.YY indicates that the IP address was generated automatically by the Shunya Mini-Server because it was unable to get an IP address from a DHCP server.
4. Verify that there are proper firewall rules in place for the WAN port.

For LAN port: #

Any one of the Ethernet ports on Shunya Min-Server can be set as a LAN port during the initial configuration of most of the OSes. Depending on the OS, the LAN port may get a default static IP address. As an example, pfSense® CE sets a static IP address to 192.168.1.1 and enables it as a DHCP server. FreeBSD automatically names the LAN port “em1” and sets a static IP address to 192.168.2.1 and enables it as a DHCP server.

1. Verify the OS that is installed assigns a proper IP address on the LAN port.
2. Verify that there are proper firewall rules in place for the LAN port.

For OPT ports: #

Any one of the Ethernet ports on Shunya Min-Server can be set as a OPT ports during the initial configuration of most of the OSes. Depending on the OS, the OPT ports are typically not configured for network connectivity by default. Sometimes they can be configured during installation, but not always.

1. Verify the OS that is installed recognizes the OPT ports.
2. Verify that the OPT ports are configured for the proper IP configuration, static, DHCP, IPv4/IPv6, etc.
3. Verify that there are proper firewall rules in place for the OPT port(s).

More details for configuration of various OS that can be found on the Docs page.