When the mac is connected to the local LAN, and the user tries to login with her domain account into Windows XP running in Parallels, she gets this message:
"Windows cannot connect to the domain, either because the domain controller is down or otherwise unavailable, or because your computer account was not found. Please try again later. If this message continues to appear, contact your system administrator for assistance."
MAC IP ADDRESS: 10.81.31.10
Windows XP IP Address (Inside Parallels): 10.211.55.3
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 10.211.55.1
It also complains that there is a duplicate name that exists on the network. I don't see this duplicate name anywhere. This user cannot login while the MacBook is connected via Network cable. Once she takes out the network cable, she can use her cached login account to login.
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hmare: Excellent question. The user is out of the office now, but I will try this on Monday morning. This idea did not come to me, so I'll definitely try it.
jhyiesla: Also this is something good to look at. I've been working with PCs for quite a while, and my lack of knowledge with MACs made me resist coming close to them. Now that we purchased a couple of them, I am interested in learning more. So far what I am seeing is that Parallels breaks down into its own subnet. Basically for each individual VM it assigns its own IP acting as the gateway for all the VMs. Is this right?
gscull01: I have joined the machine to the domain, and it has been working fine for over a month. This started happening last week. I do not recall any changes made. I will try to disjoin and then rejoin the VM Windows XP to the domain. I would like to look at this at the very end because I'm afraid that I might not be able to rejoin the domain.
Basically you should be able to set what you want in the Parallels network settings. There are three choices: shared, bridged, and host only. Shared allows the VM to use the connection from the host machine: I've never used this, but I assume that it's similar the VmWare Fusion's NAT setting. Bridged, which is what I usually use, makes the VM another PC on the network just like the host machine. So, assuming that you use DHCP, it should get an IP just like any other PC. Host-only, means that the VM has it's own IP address scheme distinct and separate from your LAN... in effect it is on its own LAN. This last one is nice is you want to experiment with something that could potentially mess up or not work properly with you LAN and AD settings. In the host-only mode, the VM does NOT talk to your LAN.
What version of Parallels are you using?
But in any of them, there should be a bridged Ethernet option>
http://kb.parallels.com/en
With Parallels Desktop open (VM running or not, but at least selected) you at the top menu bar should be a place to change the settings or config.
I have Parallels 4 at work, but am still running 3 at home. I opened Parallels Desktop and selected my VM. Then I selected Edit from the menu and then Virtual Machine. It came up with the config editor and then I selected Network adapter 1. I am attaching a picture of it below.
Parallels Network Config
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by: hmarePosted on 2009-03-20 at 09:08:49ID: 23940790
If you plug the cable back in after she's logged in, can she get to the internet?