.I'm trying to set up my Pi (running arch) to be able to access the internet, without having to plug it into my router. I originally had it set up with a static IP, and I tried both the Windows ICS and creating a bridge between my WiFi adapter and the Ethernet port on my laptop... no dice on either one (trying to connect with the static IP I had set up). My first thought was it was getting a different IP, so I ran arp -a and ipconfig from the laptop, but I didn't see anything there pointing to the Pi.
My second attempt had me remove the files I was using for my static IP (/etc/conf.d/network, I think... if memory serves. And the systemd networking.services file I created) in an attempt to revert to an auto-assigned IP. Retrying the ICS, and then the bridge, and nothing again. Worse still, the Pi now isn't showing up, even when I plug it into the router. And (since I removed the static IP files), I can't use that method to get to it either.
Any suggestions? I'm not adverse to just re flashing the SD card and doing everything over the router if I have to... I'll eventually be using the Pi as a carputer, so internet access isn't a must have... but it sure would be useful for development stuff!
Thanks!