I tried doing just that and it didn't work. I asked around and discovered something important. If your PC is connected to the internet via wifi, you can't just connect directly to it from the PLC via Ethernet. The reason is that they are two separate networks (the wifi network =/= the ethernet network). I was confused about that point and couldn't understand why I had done everything right and yet my Micrologix1100 was still not popping up as a node on RSLinx. But that's what it was. I ended up connected my PLC to my wifi router via ethernet and now it connects just fine. My only problem now is that even though it shows up as a node, I can't go online with RSLogix. I'm not sure why and that's what's brought me to this video.
This is an EXCELLENT VIDEO! Nice work!
Great video. Can you connect the PLC directly to the PC ethernet port using a crossover cable, or do you have to use a switch/router?
I tried doing just that and it didn't work. I asked around and discovered something important. If your PC is connected to the internet via wifi, you can't just connect directly to it from the PLC via Ethernet. The reason is that they are two separate networks (the wifi network =/= the ethernet network). I was confused about that point and couldn't understand why I had done everything right and yet my Micrologix1100 was still not popping up as a node on RSLinx. But that's what it was. I ended up connected my PLC to my wifi router via ethernet and now it connects just fine.
My only problem now is that even though it shows up as a node, I can't go online with RSLogix. I'm not sure why and that's what's brought me to this video.
Where do you set the Gateway IP address of that Netgear router in the PLC?
My plc does not keep the ip adress.
It takes it and communicate well but after power down....the Ethernet adress is gone
Press the button Disable BOOTP/DHCP on Boot/Dhcp Server after setting a new IP for the driver.