Raspbian Jessie or Stretch Static IP Setup

Created 28/11/2015 | Static IP Setup for Raspbian Jessie or Stretch

This page details how to setup a static IP address on the Ethernet connection on the Raspbian Jessie or Stretch image from http://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads

Step 1: Download the latest Raspbian image and burn to your SD Card following the instructions on http://elinux.org/RPi_Easy_SD_Card_Setup

Step 2: Connect your network cable and boot the pi and login via the GUI or terminal.

Step 3: Using the terminal run the following command to check your current network settings:

sudo ifconfig

Information similar to the following will be returned:

Link encap:Ethernet   HWaddr b8:27:eb:5d:cc:48
inet  addr:10.0.0.24  Bcast:10.0.0.255  Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr:  fe80::cfc8:355f:f377:5a65/64 Scope:Link

Step 4: Take a note of the inet addr, bcast and Mask addresses as you will need these later.

Step 5: Now we need to run the following command to get the information from your router:

sudo route –n

Step 6: Take a note of the Gateway address which is needed for the static routers and static domain_name_servers address.

Step 7: Now we have all the data needed to setup your static IP address on your raspberry Pi. For this demo we are going to give the Raspberry Pi a static IP address of 10.0.0.220

Step 8: Now we need to edit /etc/dhcpcd.conf

sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf

Step 9: Add the following at the end of the file and save your changes:

interface eth0
static ip_address=10.0.0.220/24
static routers=10.0.0.1
static domain_name_servers=10.0.0.1

Step 10: You now need to reboot to apply the changes:

sudo reboot

Your Raspberry Pi will restart and be accessible on the new IP address