[RFSoC 4x2]Internet connect via USB

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Board: RFSoC 4x2 Version: v3.0.1

I try to connect my board with the Internet through my PC. I use a usb cable to connect my board and PC. I also try this post. Ping: connect: Network is unreachable - #6 by godfly I’m trying to get my board to be able to access the internet through the USB port via a network sharing method. However, every time I do network sharing on my PC, it automatically sets the port IP address to 192.168.137.1, which is not in the same subnetwork as the ip address of the usb port of my pynq board (192.168.3.1). So I want to change the static ip address of the board. The question is that it seems like I can’t change the board static IP address and gateway to 192.168.137.X which is a default ip address when I sharing the Internet on the PC.

This is the ip configuration on my board. Everytime when I open the sharing internet, I will disconnect with the Jupyter Notebook in the http://192.168.3.1:9090/lab. I try to connect with the http://192.168.137.1:9090/lab but I can’t connect either.
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My question is whether or not I’m setting up the board’s static ip address the wrong way causing me to not be able to successfully network share. If so, how do I change the board’s static ip address. If the board’s usb static ip address can’t be changed, then how do I connect my host PC via usb to make my board networkable.

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Hi,
Could you use an eternet cable instead of an USB cable? Because you could also try the method in this request:

Connecting RFSoC to a MacOS computer

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Hi there, thanks for your kind reply! I will have a try! In the meanwhile, I also keep up trying to find the method connect via USB, if it is possible.

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Hi Gloria,
According to my experience:

  1. Contact your department/office IT
  2. Ask the IT department to register your RFSoC 4x2 board on their network. They will need the MAC address. This is not the same as the IP address of the board. You can find the MAC address from the command prompt.
  3. After registering the device, connect one port of the ethernet cable to the RFSoC 4x2 ethernet port and the other end to your router switch or directly to the ethernet port on the wall.
  4. Now, TURN ON the board, wait for the LEDs to turn green, after a while you should have an IP address displayed on the LCD.

Best Regards,
Kefayet

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