Is it possible to connect to localhost on my rpi with an ethernet cable between rpi and computer (without router)?

Question

I have a php script on my rpi which i can visit when my computer is on the same network as the rpi.

But, i want to connect a rpi directly to my computer with an ethernet cable and in the browser of my computer i would like to open the php page from the rpi by visiting http://193.168.1.1/index.php. Is this possible and how can i approach this?

Answer 1

I assume you have a Raspberry Pi with a wireless network interface. So you want to have a static IP in the spare wired port of the rpi.

First of all 193.168 is not the best network for trying this, because it doesn't belong to a private range. I will use 10.1.1 in the example, it is the one I use in my own setup.

Edit the file /etc/network/interfaces of the rpi and change the eth0 section like this:

# rpi /etc/network/interfaces
auto eth0

iface eth0 inet static
    address 10.1.1.1
    netmask 255.255.255.0

I assume the other PC is a linux too, add a similar section with another IP. Notice this one ends in .2

# PC /etc/network/interfaces
auto eth0

iface eth0 inet static
    address 10.1.1.2
    netmask 255.255.255.0

Hope this helps.