Hey

You will never connect to the BBB from outside the private network!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network

You can't use 192.168.0.89 and expect it to work outside your LAN.

Most likely , when you weren't setting a static IP, you were getting a 
public IP from your router. 

Andy

On Friday, 30 January 2015 09:53:53 UTC+11, greedman wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I use a BBB, with Debian, to transfer files through a SSH connection, and 
> I have been configuring it to have a static IP.
>
> I have configured it modifying the file “/etc/network/interfaces”, where 
> I've added: 
>
> # The primary network interface
> auto eth0
> #iface eth0 inet dhcp
> iface eth0 inet static
>             #name Ethernet alias LAN card
>             address 192.168.0.89
>             netmask 255.255.255.0
>             network 192.168.0.1
>             broadcast 192.168.0.255
>
> And I've also modified the file “/etc/resolv.conf”, where I've added:
> nameserver 192.168.0.1
> nameserver 8.8.8.8
>
> On the inTRAnet it works perfectly, but when I try to connect from the 
> internet to the BBB it doesn't work (with the original configuration, 
> without static ip, the connection is established).
>
> I think the trouble is due to the “interfaces” file changes, but I do not 
> know why.
>
> I've used the next links: 
>
> https://sheldondwill.wordpress.com/2013/12/14/beaglebone-black-ubuntu-change-to-static-ip-address/
> https://www.howtoforge.com/debian-static-ip-address
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>  
>

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