Andrew Seaford

A static IP address will ensure that the Raspberry Pi will always have the same IP address. Without a static IP address the DHCP service on your router will randomly assign IP addresses from its IP range. A fixed IP address will make it easier to remotely connect to the Raspberry Pi.

In this example, the IP address for the Raspberry Pi will be set to 192.168.0.17.

• Edit the interfaces file by entering the following command at the terminal.
  
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  >sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

• Change the eth0 settings to
  

  iface wlan0 inet static
  
  address 192.168.0.17
  
  netmask 255.255.255.0
  
  gateway 192.168.0.1
  
  broadcast 192.168.0.255

• Press control + o to save
• reboot by entering the command
  

  sudo shutdown -r now