Network not functioning WinXP guest Linux host

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Flyer

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I have a MacBook Pro and first installed Parallels on it under MacOS. This work and everything is fine.
However, I do not run MacOS very often and run mostly Linux OpenSuse 10.3. So I installed Parallels Workstation on it
I created a virtual machine and was able to install WinXP on it and it seems to work fine.
I then noticed the network did not function.
I am trying to connect to the Internet using a wireless interface.
A google search led me to http://kb.parallels.com/entry/40/512/
However, following the instructions does not work.

When I try to ping my router, it times out and a
tcpdump -i vnic0
reveals that the guest OS is trying to get the arp of the router...
tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode
listening on vnic0, link-type EN10MB (Ethernet), capture size 96 bytes
14:30:22.030323 arp who-has 10.37.129.213 tell 10.37.129.213
14:30:22.030350 arp who-has 10.37.129.213 tell 10.37.129.213
I got the arp into windows, but it does not help... The output of tcpdump becomes:
14:32:48.737285 IP 10.37.129.213 > 192.168.2.1: ICMP echo request, id 512, seq 1024, length 40
14:32:53.744237 IP 10.37.129.213 > 192.168.2.1: ICMP echo request, id 512, seq 1280, length 40
14:33:04.186183 IP 10.37.129.213.netbios-dgm > 10.37.129.255.netbios-dgm: NBT UDP PACKET(138)
14:33:04.186225 IP 10.37.129.213.netbios-dgm > 10.37.129.255.netbios-dgm: NBT UDP PACKET(138)

So it seems maybe the iptables entry has a problem... I used:
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.37.129.0/24 --out-interface ath0 -j SNAT --to-source 192.168.2.1

The output of a netstat -rn, showing my network routes gives:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt Iface
10.37.129.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 vnic0
192.168.2.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 ath0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 192.168.2.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 ath0

Is there a way to get me networked?
 
OK I got it working. I must say that someone should update the FAQ with a bit more details as to what some of the addresses are and how to determine them. I had made one small fatal mistake in the gateway setting... Re-reading one sentence a bit more carefully and understanding which address was meant by having read some other page allowed me to finally get it working.
 
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