Tag Archives: Ethernet
VLAN Confusion
I have maintained for a long time that it is hard to do IT/OT conversion [...]
Aug
Ensuring You Get the Best Protocol Gateway
Here at Real Time Automation®, we specialize in making easy-to-use connectivity products, including industrial protocol [...]
Apr
How Does DH+ Compare to Ethernet?
When it comes to industrial communications protocols, one of the inevitable questions is: How does [...]
Mar
Four Things Every Beginner Should Know About EtherNet/IP (Told by an EtherNet/IP Beginner)
Believe it or not, I am not the most tech-savvy guy. My friends in high [...]
Apr
Four Things Every Beginner Should Know About Modbus (Told by a Modbus Beginner)
Just imagine for a moment—imagine you’re a 23-year-old, just one year out of college. By [...]
Mar
10 Dumb Industrial Ethernet Mistakes Smart People Make
My friends at Fluke Networks recently published an excellent article detailing the mistakes many of us [...]
Feb
The Wrong Way To Do Manufacturing Security
Lockdown of a different stripe – locking down a validated production system with perimeter security [...]
Oct
To Duplex or Not to Duplex
Duplex is one of those communications terms that sounds more technical than it is. But [...]
Sep
Hubs, Managed and Unmanaged Switches
When I was very, very young, I remember my grandmother having a party line telephone. [...]
Sep
EtherNet/IP and the TCP/IP Software Stack
I’m sure that there’s software that is more historic; the code that landed Neil Armstrong [...]
Aug
