Configure static network IP on Raspberry Pi

Configure static network IP on Raspberry Pi
Raspian - Debian


Basic vi commands:

i  - insert text before cursor, until hit
I  - insert text at beginning of current line, until hit
a  - append text after cursor, until hit
:wq - quit vi, writing out modified file to file named in original invocation

http://www.lagmonster.org/docs/vi.html
 
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$ sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces

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auto lo

iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0 inet static

address 192.168.1.16    (your Raspberry Pi static IP)
netmask 255.255.255.0
gateway 192.168.1.1

allow-hotplug wlan0
iface default inet dhcp

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Restart network:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart

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Reboot your Rasberry Pi:

$ sudo shutdown -r now

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