Re: What are Parallels NAT and Parallels Guest Host?
Alan Baker
hasta la vista <ha...@lavista.org> wrote:
> What are Parallels NAT and Parallels Guest Host?
> These show up every time I boot up on my System Preference Network
> screen. Yes, I know they have something to do with Parallels running on
> my Mac but why the network connection? Is Parallels monitoring what I
> do or is there some need to connect with their server to run virtual
> windows with Windows and Linux? Thank for any answers that are helpful.
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
Parallels NAT is the network adapter that Parallels sets up to give the
virtual machine access to the internet through the IP address that Mac
OS X is using. It's called NAT, because just like a hardware router, it
uses network address translation to determine what packets arriving for
the Mac are to be redirected to the operating system running under
Parallels.
Guest Host is there to provide a completely private network between Mac
OS X and whatever OS is running under Parallels.
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Steve de Mena
> What are Parallels NAT and Parallels Guest Host?
> These show up every time I boot up on my System Preference Network
> screen. Yes, I know they have something to do with Parallels running on
> my Mac but why the network connection? Is Parallels monitoring what I
> do or is there some need to connect with their server to run virtual
> windows with Windows and Linux? Thank for any answers that are helpful.
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
The Guest OS needs a network connection, thats what they are.
Steve
Alan Baker
hasta la vista <ha...@lavista.org> wrote:
> In article
> <alangbaker-3C6068.10364913072008@[74.223.185.199.nw.nuvox.net]>,
> Alan Baker <alang...@telus.net> wrote:
>
> > In article <hasta-73692F....@free.teranews.com>,
> > hasta la vista <ha...@lavista.org> wrote:
> >
> > > What are Parallels NAT and Parallels Guest Host?
> > > These show up every time I boot up on my System Preference Network
> > > screen. Yes, I know they have something to do with Parallels running on
> > > my Mac but why the network connection? Is Parallels monitoring what I
> > > do or is there some need to connect with their server to run virtual
> > > windows with Windows and Linux? Thank for any answers that are helpful.
> > > ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
> >
> > Parallels NAT is the network adapter that Parallels sets up to give the
> > virtual machine access to the internet through the IP address that Mac
> > OS X is using. It's called NAT, because just like a hardware router, it
> > uses network address translation to determine what packets arriving for
> > the Mac are to be redirected to the operating system running under
> > Parallels.
> >
> > Guest Host is there to provide a completely private network between Mac
> > OS X and whatever OS is running under Parallels.
>
>
> Thanks, Alan.
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
You're welcome, Edwin. But I just Googled it. :-P
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Alan Baker
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Alan Baker
hasta la vista <ha...@lavista.org> wrote:
> In article
> <alangbaker-62366...@shawnews.vc.shawcable.net>,
> Sometime I forget to Google and other times, I like to try to get a
> reply from a living human being, or someone, like yourself, who
> resembles one.
>
> BTW, I'm not Edwin - I'm the real "hasta la vista" and you just won't
> believe me!
So Edwin was hijacking your name for a while, huh?