Networking directly to a laptop or computer

It is possible to connect the Raspberry Pi LAN port directly to a laptop or computer using a single network cable. This will create a local network link between the computers, allowing all the things you can do if connected to a normal network without the need for a hub or router, including connection to the Internet, if Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) is used as follows:

Networking directly to a laptop or computer

Make use of the Raspberry Pi with just a network cable, a standard imaged SD card, and power

ICS allows the Raspberry Pi to connect to the Internet through another computer. However, some additional configuration is required for the computers ...

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