Labview and opc

Hi, currently im using labview to communicate with an OPC server over a network. So i wrote my program a few months ago now. And im still having issues with communication to the remote opc server. The last few weeks i thought id cracked it, but it seems to be losing comms again, not sure if its to do with dcom settings or network settings. It seems to be intermittent, not sure what it could be??
Stuart

Hi Stuart,
I have researched your issue and have found a number of documents which I think could be of use. I have linked these document below.
Good example to use, to communicate with a remote opc server?
Connecting LabVIEW to an OPC Server through a DataSocket Connection
DataSocket Tutorial
I hope one of these helps.
Best Regards,
Christian Hartshorne
Applications Engineer
National Instruments

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