Rockwell Automation 1757-SWKIT4000 ProcessLogix R400.0 Installation and Upgrade Guide - Manual (Page 224)

Publication 1757-IN040B-EN-P - March 2002
9-16 PC Performance for ProcessLogix Systems
Microsoft Windows 2000 uses all network cards defined in a system
for communication with other systems as long as the networks are
common between the initiator and target. From the example above,
you can see that all 3 Ethernet Networks are common between the 2
ProcessLogix Servers.
Effective management for Server to Server communication is to direct
all Server to Server traffic across networks 1 and 2; thereby reserving
network 3 for Control traffic only.
Server to Server, or Windows 2000 Networking traffic, mostly occurs
through the utilization of the NetBIOS transport protocol. If we
disable this protocol from use on Network 3, then we restrict this type
of communication.
Adjust Bindings and Disable Protocols from the Ethernet based Control
Network:
1. Right-click the My Network Places icon on the Desktop.
2. Choose Properties.
3. Select Advanced and choose Advanced Settings.
4. In the Connections Section, the order should be the following:
– Primary Plant Information Network