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Working with a Network Adapter

When running a virtual machine with a network adapter you can:

Note: If the guest OS is started with the network adapter disabled, you should shut down the guest OS first, then enable the network adapter in the Configuration Editor (select the Enabled check box in the Network Adapter Options tab) and restart the guest OS.

How to Connect/Disconnect a Network Adapter

To connect or disconnect network adapter, do the following:

  1. Select Devices->Network in Parallels Workstation menu.
  2. Select the Connect/Disconnect command to connect or disconnect network adapter respectively.

Note. You may also connect/disconnect a network adapter using context menu of the network adapter device Network Adapter Icon on the status bar.

How to Switch Between Adapters

To switch a network adapter of the virtual machine between bridged adapters:

  1. Check to what network adapter the virtual machine is now connected.

    To learn this point by mouse to the network adapter icon Network Adapter Icon on the status bar. The Mode line shows the type of networking: bridged ethernet or host-only; the Name line shows the name of the network adapter to which the virtual machine is connected.

  2. Set a different network adapter.

    For this right-click network adapter icon Network Adapter Icon on the status bar to display the context menu. Click the name of the desired adapter in the context menu.

Note: You may also switch between adapters using commands in the Devices->Network menu.