So it turns out the the pi was faulty. I replaced it and now there are no more problems.

Is your desktop running windows or linux? if the former what is the output of "ipconfig /all" on your desktop ? if the latter what is the output of "route -n" on your desktop? My desktop is windows and I'm using putty. ipconfig /all Windows IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : DESKT...

Check your routing is set correctly (your interfaces file looks to be ok). pi@raspi3 ~ $ ip route default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.28 This is my route pi@raspberrypi ~ $ ip route default via 192.168.0.1 dev eth0 default via 192.168.0.1 d...

Thanks for the reply DougieLawson.
I do not think the pi is able to connect to other resources since I'm not able to ping anything apart from local ip addresses. The ethernet cable is plugged in and is working.

I have got a Raspberry Pi 2 Model B and a Raspberry Pi 1 Model B. So I plugged a fresh SD card into the Pi 2 model B with Raspbian. It brings me to raspi-config where I extended, overclocked and finish. After this I proceeded to setting up a static IP so I can connect via ssh from my desktop PC. sud...