User guide

Managing Virtual Machines 125
Notes. 1. In Linux primary OS to be able to connect virtual machine parallel port to a real
parallel port, you should have system privileges to access the real device. Otherwise the real
parallel port will not appear in the list of available devices despite it is installed on your
computer.
2. Running a virtual machine with its parallel port connected to a real LPT port blocks the
access to this real LPT port. If a physical printer cable is attached to this LPT port, other
virtual machines and the primary OS will not be able to print via this printer. For more
information on this issue see
Problem with Printing (page 211).
 attaching to a printer - Use printer. This method is available in Windows primary OS only.
If you select Use printer and have a physical printer connected to your computer, Printers list
displays all the printers available within your Windows primary OS. Select one of them to
connect to the parallel port.
When using this way of printing, Parallels Workstation composes a printer job and transfers
it to the primary OS which guides further process.
 attaching to an output file - Use output file.
If you select this option, you can attach to parallel port an existing file or create a new one.
Click the Browse button and locate the file.
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