Static IP address not working on Raspberry Pi with DHCPCD

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I created a static IP address for eth0 to use with a USB dongle (connected to my PC) in dhcpcd.conf file.

interface eth0
static ip_address=169.254.2.13/16
static routers=169.254.11.25

Is there anything I'm doing wrong?

What exactly is your definition of "not working" here, and why would you use static addresses together with DHCPCD instead of one or the other? — RalfFriedl, Feb 3, 2019 at 8:31
I was looking up on how to create static address, and that came up. Apparently, /etc/network/interface is the "old way" — YamiYukiSenpai, Feb 3, 2019 at 8:56

Milliways · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-03 00:34:00Z

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169.254.2.13/16 is a Link-local address

This is not routable, and makes no sense.

answered Feb 3, 2019 at 0:34

Milliways

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I thought that was fine since it was possible with the old /etc/interfaces method?
– YamiYukiSenpai
Feb 3, 2019 at 0:40
No matter how you set it it is not routable
– Milliways
Feb 3, 2019 at 0:42
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Although not best practice (link local addresses may well clash as are allocated for non-addressed devices by the OS) I do think it should work on a local network segment (though I could be wrong). OP - do you see the IP address assigned to the interface (through ifconfig for example), as if not then routing isn't even an issue yet.
– Dave
Feb 3, 2019 at 0:53
Nothing showed up. I decided to just use /etc/network/interface, even though it's the "old way"
– YamiYukiSenpai
Feb 3, 2019 at 8:57
If you decide to use /etc/network/interfaces then you should notice the second line in it: Please note that this file is written to be used with dhcpcd and take care of Differences between /etc/dhcpcd.conf and /etc/network/interfaces?.
– Ingo
Feb 3, 2019 at 12:53

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