# Pc and pynq board ethernet connection
**URL:** https://discuss.pynq.io/t/pc-and-pynq-board-ethernet-connection/6195
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [October 17, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/pc-and-pynq-board-ethernet-connection/6195 "2023-10-17T05:40:51Z")
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### Author:  [@umamaheswari](https://discuss.pynq.io/u/umamaheswari)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/pc-and-pynq-board-ethernet-connection/6195/1 "2023-10-17T05:40:51Z")
I am having linux os pc , and pynq z2 board. I have to open jupyter notebook by pynq board , I connected one end of ethernet cable to pc , and another end of ethernet cable to board . For internet connection, pc is connected to my phone’s wifi hotspot. after boot up , by typing ifconfig, wlo1 for pc have one ip address. in ssh for pynq board, by typing ifconfig , ip address is not generated , whether to change it manually? how to give ip address? for pc’s eno1 ip address is also to be changed? what address to five there?
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### Author:  [@marioruiz](https://discuss.pynq.io/u/marioruiz)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://discuss.pynq.io/t/pc-and-pynq-board-ethernet-connection/6195/2 "2023-10-17T07:22:44Z")
Hi @umamaheswari,
In the setup guide there are troubleshooting steps: [PYNQ-Z2 Setup Guide — Python productivity for Zynq (Pynq)](https://pynq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started/pynq_z2_setup.html)
You can connect via the serial terminal and check the status of the board.
Mario