Your Raspberry Pi Keeps Changing IP? Here’s How to Lock It Down for Good

Aug 13, 2025 · 2 min read · If you’ve been playing with a Raspberry Pi for more than five minutes, you’ve probably had this happen. You go to SSH in, or pull up a dashboard, and… poof. The Pi’s gone. You ping raspberrypi.local and get nothing. Turns out your router handed it a ...