Lost Internet connection after printer setup

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David5000

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After setting up a shared printer using Bonjour for Windows I have suddenly lost my Internet connection. I have checked and rechecked the settings but obviously I am overlooking something.

Any help gratefully appreciated--

Thank you,

David

MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz 3GB
OS 10.4.8
DSL modem
Parallels Desktop Build 1970
Windows XP Pro SP2
 
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Purplish said:
What networking option are you using?
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Network Adapter Options

Device Status
X Enabled
X Connect cable at startup

Emulation
X Bridged Ethernet
en0: Ethernet Adapter

Is this what you mean?

Thank you,

David
 
Purplish said:
Try "shared networking" instead of "bridged".
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This had three effects: XP slowed to a crawl (Activity Monitor shows cupsd taking up about 50% of the cpu), printing is now disabled and I still can't connect to the Internet.

What setup do you have?

Thank you,

David
 
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I am using shared networking. Before you do anything else, shut down your VM, shut down your MAC, and reboot both.
 
Purplish said:
I am using shared networking. Before you do anything else, shut down your VM, shut down your MAC, and reboot both.
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Thank you for the suggestion--that was one of the first things I did.

In case it helps, when I restart the VM I get a message, "Local Area Conection Status: Limited or no connectivity," with an offer to "restart the connection and try to establish full connectivity." Clicking OK on this results in a "Repair Local Area Connection" message, "Windows is taking the following action: Renewing your IP address." After that, the next message is, "Windows could not finish repairing the problem because the following action cannot be completed: Renewing your IP address. For assistance, contact the person who manages your network."

David
 
Purplish said:
Try "shared networking" instead of "bridged".
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Okay, I tried Shared Networking again. This time it didn't slow things down and I can connect to the Internet fine, but printing is disabled.

So:

Shared Networking = Internet connection, no printing
Bridged Ethernet = Printing, no Internet connection

Does any of this have to do with the fact that I connect to my printer via ethernet?

David
 
I would try uninstalling Bonjour, and reinstalling now that you have shared networking.

Bonjour should work fine for printing to an ethernet attached printer. If this does not work for you, I would suggest reposting this on the Parallels Desktop for Mac Technical Forum. Some of the regulars there are much more knowledgeable about networking than I am.
 
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