Bridged Ethernet Networking
When operating in the Bridged Ethernet mode, your virtual machine appears on the network as a stand-alone computer with its own IP address and network name.
Note:
The Bridged Ethernet networking mode is more complex than
the Shared Networking mode
, and you may need to contact your system administrator to configure it properly.
To configure your virtual machine to work in the Bridged Ethernet mode:
-
Open the
Virtual Machine Configuration
dialog by choosing
Virtual Machine
>
Configure
.
-
Select
Network Adapter
in the
Hardware
list.
-
On the
Network Adapter
pane, make sure that the
Enabled, Connected
and
Bridged Ethernet
options are selected.
-
Select the appropriate network adapter from the list. To connect the virtual machine's adapter to the active network adapter of your physical computer, choose
Default Adapter
.
Note:
In the
MAC address
field, you can change the MAC address currently assigned to the virtual machine. MAC addresses are automatically generated during the virtual machine creation. However, you can modify the default MAC address by typing another value in the
MAC address
field or clicking the
Generate
button. When entering a new MAC address, make sure that it is unique within your network.
-
Click
OK
.
If you cannot configure your virtual machine to function in the Bridged Ethernet mode, you can consider using another networking mode:
Shared Networking
,
Host-Only Networking
, or
Networking using a PCIe Adapter
.
For the information about troubleshooting networking problems, refer to the
Parallels knowledge base
available at the Parallels website.
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