I have a MacBookPro with Parallels to run other operating systems. I see on my Activity Monitor heavy network traffic when running Parallels. I have none Ethernet cable connected to the mac. Win XP Network connections has LAN or High-Speed internet listed as 'Parallells Ethernet Adapter' Mac uses Airport to connect to WiFi router I need to create/use Bridged Network on Windows XP VM, however don't know how since there is only one high speed connection and two is needed in order to create a bridge. I have a user with MAC OS X 10.4.11 running Parallels Desktop 3.0 and XP Pro. The XP receives its IP through DHCP, the same IP as the MAC. From the virtual XP I can ping the gateway router and access the internet fine, but I'm not able to ping nor access anything on the LAN. Have hit a brick wall trying to install Creative Cloud on my mac running Win10 via parallels. When I try to run the executable (even when right clicking. Create a wireless network bridge Authored by: ekerkhoff on Apr 01, '03 05:05:39AM I could be wrong, but I don't think it is possible to create a software base station by using the sharing feature under the sharing preference panel.
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This is exactly what I was thinking of doing, only I don't have my brother's iBook around to test it with. When he comes home from college this will be perfect for it.
Thanks for the article!
This is what i have been trying to do too. I am useing an iBook, and airport, and i am trying to get my xbox downstairs to be online using this method. I have the xbox hooked to a hub, and then the ibook hooked to the hub. The xbox doesn't have settings for dhcp though, so i have to set it up manually, and what was confusing me is: is this is an Internal-Internal network? or do i have the same ip settings as the ibook, but a new ip? i can't get it to work so far. thanks...
do i plug this into the uplink or a normal port on the hub? Mac Bridge Network
I am not to sure on the specifics of hooking up an XBox as I don't have one and I don't know anyone who has one.
I would assume that if the XBox would be able to be used on the Internet that it would have the ability of doing DHCP. I tried doing a search on Google for XBox and DHCP, but since I don't have a console, I really couldn't verify. But as for you question about the hub. You would want to connect your iBook that is being the Ethernet Basestation to the uplink port of the hub. Basically your iBook would be giving your XBox or whatever was connected to it a dynamic IP and your iBook would be getting a dynamic IP from the Wireless Basestation (unless you set it up for a static IP.) I guess the trick that you would have to do is find out what ports that your console box uses an somehow create a path for the network to follow coming in by setting the network ports. I don't know how to set port mappings with the software based DHCP servers on our Macs. I will try and find out and post it as a separate tip. Cheers, Skipping Rock.
Alternate option is to just have users launch/install the agent, just a normal DMG package. Parallels for mac free.
You do not want to put the ibooks connection into the uplink, place it in a regular slot in the HUB. The manual settings when using Internet sharing for a computer on it is
ip: 192.168.2.(2-255) Subnet: 255.255.255.0 Router-Gateway: 192.168.2.1 Don't forget some ISP's require DNS to be entered in all computers an your LAN. Port Mapping is going to be an adventure..
Theoretically, once everyone has Airports (and I mean every house and apartment on the block), they could all be linked together. We wouldn't need The Internet anymore. ;)
this does not bridge the network, by using dhcp, the computer getting the shared internet, gets an ip of 192.168.2.2
This is NOT on my network, sure, it can see out, but the rest of my computers on 192.168.1.* cannot see it. Only the computer shareing the internet to it can see it.
Yes, I agree that bridging was the wrong word to use, but I had already submitted the tip when I realised the confusion that may cause. I was at a loss of words as to what I should call the thing and sadly I forgot that bridge has a slightly different meaning.
But this is fun none the less and it works. I assume that if we could figure out a way to do port mapping that you could use it to see in. SkippingRock
I could be wrong, but I don't think it is possible to create a software base station by using the sharing feature under the sharing preference panel. I know that the above solution does work, but I do not think it does in reverse (a.k.a software wireless base station).
I've tried numerous ways to create a software base station (using mac os 10.2.4 and the supplied gui features) and have been unsuccessful on each attempt. Additionally, there is not any documentation to support the existence of its possibilities. It is quite possible that I am wrong, but has anyone been successful on creating a software base station without using third party software or doing some tweaking from the command line? If I am wrong, I appologize, but if I am correct, I think it might be best to remove the reference of software base station (for solution accuracy purposes).
From the looks of it, the feature I am speaking of might be available very soon.
http://www.apple.com/airport/swbase/
Everything works great! thanks!
I just have one question that I am having trouble finding an answer for.. is there anything I can do to help boost the signal of my wireless card for people who are using me as a bridge. --- -- I love my powerbook
Hello. I am using my G4 1GHz powerbook to connect to my linksys wireless router which is connected to my cable modem and the Internet.
I have an IBM laptop with a pcmcia network card that I am using to connect to the powerbook's ethernet port, so the ibm laptop can share the apple's internet connection. However, I have run up against a snag. I can ping out via the command line on the ibm laptop to various sites such as www.yahoo.com, www.joecartoon.com, and www.geocaching.com, my choices for a 'ping' test. I get ping replies back, indicating that the ibm is able to ping out to those sites through the mac. Problem is, I can't bring up a web page on the ibm. Is there any reason why I would not be able to do this? I have Internet Connection Sharing and Windows Sharing enabled on the powerbook. Kind regards, Firefishe
For what it's worth, if you found this article because you were after an ACTUAL NETWORK BRIDGE. rather than the crazy overcomplicated NAT that the OP has detailed, I'll save you a little bit of time (sort of):
OS X's kernel does NOT have bridging support compiled in. The code is there, but it's not enabled in the config. you have to add 'enable BRIDGE' and also set a sysctl variable. How you actually bridge the devices I have no idea, because I couldn't be bothered going to the trouble of actually doing it. While I could recompile my kernel, the fact that you have to makes my potential use for it moot, as most other users would not be willing to do this. Sad but true. What Windows can do with three clicks.. OSX cannot do without recompiling the kernel and doing some manual configuration. Where's the GUI Steve ? Why have you got a pretty GUI for aggregating interfaces but not bridging them ? Very unimpressed :'( For Getting Network On MacForget Wireless Network On Mac![]() Parallels For Mac Home
are you sure of what you say ?
if it's true, what method is used by VMWare and Parallels Desktop to bridge their virtual machines ? Comments are closed.
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