IT corp network to the industrial network?

[stretch_af]

I'm a bit of a networking novice. (...and by "a bit", I mean a lot...)

We are adding some production lines in a different building on the other side of town. For troubleshooting purposes, I would like to be able to go online with those processors without leaving my desk. Our IT department has provided us with an IP address over the Corporate network into our other building. In the past, we have installed a control logix chassis with several e-net cards to jump networks. Is there a better way to do it?

Thanks
Justin

 

[mylespetro]

I can't definitively answer your question, but this thread from the other day seems similar:

http://www.plctalk.net/qanda/showthread.php?t=125911