# Connection paths **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Created:** [January 31, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-paths/101683 "2025-01-31T17:05:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marco\_Palomino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marco\_Palomino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marco_Palomino)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-paths/101683/1 "2025-01-31T17:05:55Z")
good morning everyone. I have a question related to setting up a path to connect one PLC to our ignition gate way. my main PLC has: 1756-EN4TR (IP 10.129.0.2)card slot 2 1756-L83ESK (IP 10.128.208.197)slot 0. remote PLC to where i want to connect is compact Logix (IP 10.129.0.18) Can you guys give any idea how to create a path? ---
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-paths/101683/2 "2025-01-31T17:18:06Z")
1. Select the appropriate driver for the PLC that you ultimately want to connect to, depending on firmware. 2. Set the Host Name to the IP address of the Gateway Controller (10.128.208.197) 3. Set the Connection path to something like: ```python 1,2,2,10.129.0.18 ``` You may also need to append the appropriate port number to the end of the connection path ( I can never remember when it's needed and when it isn't). It will be either 2, or 3 depending on what model of CompactLogix controller you are using and how you have configured the ethernet ports in the controller. There is actually pretty good documentation about this in the manual, though no example for your exact configuration. Fairly simple to make the leaps you need to get it going though. > **[Allen Bradley Connection Paths | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/ignition-modules/opc-ua/opc-ua-drivers/allen-bradley-ethernet/allen-bradley-connection-paths)** > > Connections to ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PLC-5, MicroLogix and SLC Allen-Bradley processors through a ControlLogix Gateway require a connection path. The connection path is unique to your setup and is dependent on what modules the connection is... ---
**Author:** ![Marco\_Palomino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marco\_Palomino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marco_Palomino)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-paths/101683/3 "2025-01-31T17:50:21Z")
thanks for responding. so you are saying that hostname should have the IP directly connected to the Server? I just tried this IT populated all the tags on my Main PLC (not the ones from 10.129.0.18) Yes, there is a good amount of information, but I am doing something wrong. ---
**Author:** ![lrose](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/lrose/32/62724_2.png) [@lrose](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lrose)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-paths/101683/4 "2025-01-31T18:06:56Z")
> [@Marco\_Palomino](#): > > so you are saying that hostname should have the IP directly connected to the Server? Yes. I think the problem here is most likely due to trying to use the controller as the main connection to the network. I don't have enough knowledge to know that for sure, but I think you may need another Ethernet module. @Kevin.Herron might be able to better answer. Perhaps swapping the Ethernet card in Slot 2 and the controller's IP addresses would work, of course you would need to alter the path appropriately as well. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-paths/101683/5 "2025-01-31T18:14:46Z")
> [@Marco\_Palomino](#): > > I just tried this IT populated all the tags on my Main PLC That's what you get when you omit a connection path. Did you put the recommended connection path into that device's settings? ---
**Author:** ![Marco\_Palomino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marco\_Palomino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marco_Palomino)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-paths/101683/6 "2025-01-31T18:38:10Z")
Yes, I placed the connection path. I tried the recommended one and also some variants according to the literature. ---
**Author:** ![Marco\_Palomino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marco\_Palomino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marco_Palomino)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-paths/101683/7 "2025-01-31T18:39:59Z")
thank you for the help, hope I don't need other ethernet module. ---
**Author:** ![Marco\_Palomino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marco\_Palomino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Marco_Palomino)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-paths/101683/8 "2025-01-31T20:25:15Z")
Irose, thanks for your help, I found what I was missing this was the correct path: 1,0,2,10.129.0.18,1,0 however, It did not populate my tags divided by program from my ladder logic, it just gave me a list of tags. do you guys think that I am using the wrong ignition driver? ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/connection-paths/101683/9 "2025-01-31T21:06:25Z")
> [@Marco\_Palomino](#): > > It did not populate my tags divided by program from my ladder logic, it just gave me a list of tags No, that's normal for programs that use mostly (or entirely) controller-scope tags. (Necessary for multiple programs to share data, so fairly common.)