I can not connect my virtual machine to the network (or to the Internet). What should I do?

Article ID: 4885 
Last Review: Oct,6 2008
Author: Dmitry Frantsev
Last updated by: system APPLIES TO:
  • Parallels Desktop for Mac 2.x
  • Parallels Desktop for Mac 3.x

Resolution

Please follow the steps below:

Step One: Please make sure that the virtual machine network adapter is enabled:

  1. Launch Parallels Desktop for Mac.

  2. Click the Network Adapter link in the main configuration window to open its settings.

  3. Make sure that the Enabled and Connect cable at startup options are selected in the Device Status area.

  4. Under the Emulation section select the Shared Networking option.

  5. Click OK to close Configuration Editor.


Step Two: If Shared Networking is not suitable for you, try to change the VM network settings to Bridget Networking and choose Default Adapter or any other Mac network connection interface that is connected to the network.



Step Three: If networking is still unavailable in your virtual machine, try to use Apple’s Internet Sharing service to connect the VM to the network:

  1. Launch Parallels Desktop for Mac.

  2. Click the Network Adapter icon in the main configuration window to open its settings.

  3. Make sure that the Enabled and Connect cable at startup options are selected in the Device Status area.

  4. In the Emulation area select the Host-only networking option.

  5. Click OK to close Configuration Editor.

  6. Open Mac OS X System Preferences - Sharing - Internet.

  7. Select your network connection interface in the Share your connection from drop-down list.

  8. Enable the Ethernet Adaptor (en2) (number after en depends on your Mac configuration) in the To computers using list.

  9. Click the Start button. Then confirm Internet Sharing service activation.

  10. Click the Firewall section in the same window, and check the type of service you want to access from your virtual machine. If your Firewall is active you should select the Personal Web Sharing option to be able to browse the Internet web sites at least. Alternatively, you can click the Stop button to disable the Firewall.

  11. Restart your Mac.

  12. Start your virtual machine, and then check its network connections.



Subscription for this article changesSubscription for this article changes

Please provide feedback on this article

Did this article help you solve your issue?
Yes
No
Partially
I do not know yet
 
Strongly Agree   Strongly Disagree
  9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
The article is easy to understand
The article is accurate
Additional Comments:
*Please provide us with your email address in case we need to contact you.
* - required fields