We have an SLC 5/05 on our automation network, one of several SLC 5/05 processors on site. It functions perfectly well and no ethernet messaging issues or SCADA drop outs. The difficulty I am experiencing with it is when I am required to fault diagnose it takes a very long time to get online to it with our laptop running RSLogix500. It sometimes takes as long as 10 minutes. It makes no difference whether I use the Ethernet devices or the EtherNet/IP Driver in RSLinx, it nearly always takes an age which is frustrating in a breakdown situation. I don't ever experience these long wait times connecting to any other of the SLC 5/05 controllers or any other controllers for that matter. Once I am connected to the problematic controller I don't experience any issues, it's just the initial time getting online. I try to leave the laptop permanently connected to it to avoid the long wait time to connect. When I open RSLogix500, select Comms, Who Active Go Online, Ethernet devices driver, I can see that the problematic 5/05 has Active as its Status whereas the other 5/05 processors have Remote Run as their status. Please can anyone advise as to any possible program parameters, RSLinx settings or hardware faults I should be looking for? I have considered it could be a network problem but I'm unsure about this given how the processor performs well in every other regard.
Neil