Tutorial on how to set a Static IP Address on a Linux Server and Raspberry Pi. The method for Raspbian Jessie differs to previous releases. Instructions: First find out whether your system is using dhcpcd which dhcpcd Use ifconfig to note down details of existing network address settings 0:55 Method 1 – No dhcpcd sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces change word dhcp to static iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.0.5 network 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 gateway 192.168.0.1 dns-nameservers 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 3:24 Method 2 – With dhcpcd sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf add to end of dhcpcd.conf interface eth0 static ip_address=192.168.0.5/24 static routers=192.168.0.0 static domain_name_servers=208.67.222.222 Wallpaper: http://quidsup.net/?i=rubrics-1920x1080-wallpaper-3300