# Problems connecting to S7 device (Possibly M2 Mac related)

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-connecting-to-s7-device-possibly-m2-mac-related/107174>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [June 9, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-connecting-to-s7-device-possibly-m2-mac-related/107174 "2025-06-09T11:28:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![christofer.dutz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/christofer.dutz/32/76634_2.png) [@christofer.dutz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christofer.dutz)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-connecting-to-s7-device-possibly-m2-mac-related/107174/1 "2025-06-09T11:28:20Z")

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I am currently trying to get the S7 connection working, however no matter what I try, I keep on getting error messages such as this in my log:

```python
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:54 | D [d.S71200Driver] [13:20:54.363]: Acquired connect permit, calling connect(). device-name=S7
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | D [d.S71200Driver] [13:20:56.900]: [S7] Opening TCP connection... device-name=S7
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | D [d.S71200Driver] [13:20:56.900]: Disconnected -> Connecting device-name=S7
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | D [d.S71200Driver] [13:20:56.902]: Error connecting to "192.168.23.30". device-name=S7
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | java.net.NoRouteToHostException: No route to host
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.connect0(Native Method)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/sun.nio.ch.Net.connect(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/sun.nio.ch.NioSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/java.net.SocksSocketImpl.connect(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/java.net.Socket.connect(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractSocketDriver.connect(AbstractSocketDriver.java:123)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at com.inductiveautomation.xopc.driver.api.AbstractDriver$3.run(AbstractDriver.java:632)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor$ScheduledFutureTask.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | D [d.S71200Driver] [13:20:56.903]: Releasing connect permit. device-name=S7
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | D [d.S71200Driver] [13:20:56.903]: Connecting -> Disconnected device-name=S7
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | D [d.S.RequestSchedule] [13:20:56.903]: Canceling 0 ScheduledRequests. device-name=S7
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | D [d.S.BasicRequestCycle] [13:20:56.904]: Shutting down... device-name=S7
INFO | jvm 1 | 2025/06/09 13:20:57 | D [d.S.BasicRequestCycle] [13:20:56.904]: Shutdown complete. device-name=S7

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I should mention that I'm using it on an M2 Mac with the latest OS updates all installed.

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**Author:** ![christofer.dutz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/christofer.dutz/32/76634_2.png) [@christofer.dutz](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/christofer.dutz)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-connecting-to-s7-device-possibly-m2-mac-related/107174/2 "2025-06-09T11:29:31Z")

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I have provided both the remote and the local ip addresses in the settings and I can ping the device from the console and connect to the S7 PLC using PLC4X on the same device.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/problems-connecting-to-s7-device-possibly-m2-mac-related/107174/3 "2025-06-09T12:04:29Z")

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