User guide

Managing Virtual Machines 121
 Select Host-only networking if you want to emulate a network inside your computer, you
don't want to access a network outside your local computer, or you don't have physical
network interface card. When you set this option, the primary OS and other Parallels
Workstation virtual machines inside it are visible, thus making possible to imitate a network
that includes the primary OS and a number of virtual machines. The
Creating Host-Only
Network
(page 132) topic discusses how to configure a host-only network.
Advanced
 This tab allows you to specify a network driver to be used in your guest OS. In the current
version of the Parallels Workstation a RTL8029 driver for the Ethernet adapter is supported.
It is already selected in the Type field.
You can find native Realtek RTL8029 drivers for many different guest OSes in the
Parallels
Tools
(page 76) pack shipped together with the Parallels Workstation.
In Windows 2000/XP/2003 guest operating systems you can improve network performance
by installing a specially developed PRLETH driver that can be found in the
Parallels Tools
(page 76) pack.
 A MAC address is generated automatically but can be changed manually. If you decide to
change it, please make sure that the number is unique inside your network.