Hook up Raspberry Pi via Ethernet to laptop without router? [closed]

Answer 1

I've just implemented and test this successfully. Same situation with my project, want to connect to a Raspberry Pi with no router or wifi. Just a simple ethernet cable.

Using ssh putty program put the address as

raspberrypi.local

Log and in and you can access the terminal.

Alternatively if VNC server is setup, use VNC server and put

raspberrypi.local:1

In the server address. input your VNC server password and you've now got GUI access to do what you want.

In may case it was run scripts in a remote location. In the posters situation, safely shutdown the Pi. Simples Pimples.

Answer 2

configure static ip on the raspberry pi:

sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

and then add:

iface eth0 inet static
     address 169.254.0.2
     netmask 255.255.255.0
     broadcast 169.254.0.255

then you can acces your raspberry via ssh

ssh pi@169.254.0.2

Answer 3

You don't need a cross-over cable. You can use a normal network cable since the Raspberry Pi LAN chip is smart enough to reconfigure itself for direct network connections. Cheers

Answer 4

Yes, you can connect the raspberry direct to your PC without router. For this is necessary that the raspberry and your computer are on the same subnet, and they both have a static ip configured (And an Ethernet cable connected between the two devices).

An ideal configuration would be the following:

Raspberry on eth0: IP: 192.168.1.10 SubNet: 255.255.255.0

Your PC: IP: 192.168.1.11 SubNet 255.255.255.0

To set a manual IP on raspberry you can follow this guide

In your PC you can set a manual IP in the network adapter settings,and the procedure depends on your operating system.

When you have configured the two static IP, you can connect to the raspberry via SSH using the IP set (192.168.1.10).

Another simpler method is to attach on GPIO a button to turn off the raspberry! Take a look here!