# Ignition lost connection with Rockwell emulate and will not reconnect **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** perspective\ **Created:** [March 19, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-lost-connection-with-rockwell-emulate-and-will-not-reconnect/87578 "2024-03-19T18:09:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-lost-connection-with-rockwell-emulate-and-will-not-reconnect/87578/3 "2024-03-20T02:25:20Z")
It's not an ordeal, it's rather simple. To narrow down the previous topic link, check Phil's step by, I've seen Emulate get hosed a time or two, so maybe run back through everything, perhaps remove a controller and add back. > [@OPC to Emulate, still looking for answers](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/opc-to-emulate-still-looking-for-answers/80088/42): > > Just to clarify to lurkers: @jlandwerlen and I are investigating why some environments can make native IA driver connections to Emulate 5000 (v32+ only, apparently) from Ignition on other machines, while others can only make OPC connections via FTLinx. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-lost-connection-with-rockwell-emulate-and-will-not-reconnect/87578)._