how can I create a new Shared Network

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop on a Mac with Apple silicon' started by AltitudeDashboard, Oct 22, 2025.

  1. AltitudeDashboard

    AltitudeDashboard Junior Member

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    prlsrvctl net add racpub --type shared

    Failed to add Virtual Network racpub: Shared network already exists on this server. You can have only one shared network on a single physical server.

    how can I bypass this? What if I need more than one Shared network=
     
  2. Keshav Dosieah

    Keshav Dosieah Staff Member

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    Hello,
    Thank you for your post.
    Unfortunately, you can only have one Shared Network on the Mac.
    But you have the ability to create multiple host-only networks.

    This can be done by Right-clicking the Parallels Desktop icon > Preferences > Network > Click the '+' > This will create a new Host-Only network which can be used for internal use for virtual machines, but they will not have internet access.

    Hence you can add 2 Network adapter to a VM, one will be a Bridged or Shared adapter so that the virtual machine has internet connectivity and another host-only if you want to.

    Since the above might not actually be what you want to do, hence we would like to know more about your use case and why the ability to add an additional Shared network will be useful in your set-up, please provide as much information as possible.

    Kind Regards,
    Parallels Team
     

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