Specifying Host-Only Virtual Network Advanced Settings

If you click Advanced in the HostOnly pane of the Server Settings window, the Advanced Network Settings window will be displayed.

In this window, you can specify the following settings:

• Specify the host IP address and network mask in the Host IP address and Subnet mask fields.
• Select the Enable DHCP Server option to enable the Parallels DHCP server. This server will automatically assign IP addresses to your virtual machines connected to the Host-Only virtual network from the IP addresses range defined in the appropriate fields below this option.

  If necessary, configure the start and end IP addresses in the Start address and End address fields. The Start address and End address values determine the first and the last IP addresses with the first address usually assigned to the DHCP server itself. The second address is usually given to the host OS. Other addresses are assigned to virtual machines. The scope of IP addresses defined should belong to the same subnet.