Parallels Workstation provides virtual network accessible only to the primary operating system and virtual machines running on it. The primary operating system is attached to this network through the Parallels Host-Guest Virtual NIC adapter installed along with Parallels Workstation. For a virtual machine to join such a host-only network, the guest network adapter should be set to host-only networking. IP addresses for the primary operating system and virtual machines may be:
Configuring Network with Dynamic IPs
IP addresses for machines in a host-only network are provided by Parallels DHCP server that is started automatically whenever you launch Parallels Workstation. DHCP server is installed along with Parallels Workstation.
Configure network with dynamic IPs in the following way:
Configuring Network with Static IPs
To configure host-only network with static IP addresses you have to manually assign them to the primary operating system and to each virtual machine in which you want to include on the network.
The virtual machine should be configured as follows:
Configuring a static IP address for the primary operating system:
In Windows primary OS:
In Linux primary OS:
[vnic0]
" determine Parallels network adapter parameters. Find the string "DHCP=1
". This setting means that address for the primary operating system is assigned automatically. To allow static IP change DHCP setting to 0 instead of 1. Set "DHCP=0
" and save the file./etc/init.d/parallels stop
and after this
/etc/init.d/parallels start