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You should note that if a high performance network interface is replaced with another
high performance network interface, the new network interface will use the same Neuron
ID as the old one.
Changing the network interface’s Neuron ID does not affect the operation of Local or
Lightweight clients. However, if the Neuron ID assigned to a Full client’s network
interface has been modified, it may be necessary to use the PreReplace() method to
replace the Network Service Device when using it to open a network. For more
information on this, see Using the PreReplace Method on page 166.
If the Neuron ID of the active network interface on the PC containing the LNS Server
has changed, a remote Full client using the RemoteNetworks collection may not be able
to connect to the server, since the RemoteNetworks collection may have the old Neuron
ID. In that case the remote Full client can reestablish the connection to the LNS Server
by opening the Networks collection. For more information on using these collections with
remote Full client applications, see Initializing a Remote Full Client Application on page
52.
Using xDriver Interfaces
You can use the OpenLDV xDriver to connect network interfaces such as the i .LON 10
Ethernet Adapter and the i .LON 100 Internet Server to a L ON W ORKS network via an IP
network. The OpenLDV xDriver is an integral part of LNS versions 3.07 and higher, and
of OpenLDV Versions 1.0 and higher.
The OpenLDV xDriver can provide authenticated and encrypted connections from an
LNS server to hundreds or even thousands of remote L ON W ORKS networks through
network interfaces like the i .LON 10 Ethernet Adapter and the i .LON 100 Internet
Server. As shown in Figure 11.1, the LNS Server accesses each network interface, and
the L ON W ORKS channels they are using, through a TCP/IP connection.
Figure 11.1 xDriver Overview