Raspberry Pi (with Static IP address) connect to PC (Windows) via Ethernet

Question

Using PI 3:

> pi@raspberrypi:~ $ lsb_release -a
>     No LSB modules are available.
>     Distributor ID: Raspbian
>     Description:    Raspbian GNU/Linux 8.0 (jessie)
>     Release:        8.0
>     Codename:       jessie

I initially checked the pi 3 ip address by scanning via the router. The address was 192.168.1.248.

I ssh'ed into the pi and installed vnc. I could now vnc into the pi which was exactly what I wanted to do via a direct connection to the ethernet cable on the laptop.

Next I altered the raspbery pi 3 ip address as follows:

sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

then:

iface eth0 inet static
     address 169.254.0.2
     netmask 255.255.255.0
     broadcast 169.254.0.255

However, on reboot, I could not ssh into the device via the ethernet cable and when I reconnected to the router it reappeared a 192.168.1.248.

Other people appeared to be having the same problem. smith666 stated:

I fixed the problem just by adding the following command into /etc/dhcpcd.conf nodhcp

I added nodhcp and brilliant, the pi didn't appear on the router, (static ip). I then tried to ssh into the new ip address 169.254.0.2 via the ethernet on my pc but it doesn't work.

Any ideas what I have done wrong? Do I need to change the ethernet properties on my laptop?

Answer 1

Attempting to set a static address this way doesn't work reliably. See How do I set up networking/WiFi/Static IP

169.254.0.2 is a Link-local_address and is not routable.