Parallels Desktop "Pro": domain based virtual lab

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by PragmaticPraxis, Nov 17, 2020.

  1. PragmaticPraxis

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    Can Parallels Desktop Pro act as a NAT router the way a Hyper-V Virtual Switch can? I need to set up a domain based virtual lab, so I need Windows Server and all domain clients on a virtualized LAN with one subnet, but all machines still need to be able to route to the physical router and out to the internet.
    This seems to suggest that Host Only is the way to go, with DHCP disabled for Host Only (and the Windows Server VM providing DHCP along with DNS and DC roles) and a second network shared to route back to the physical router. However, I have found no reference to this scenario, unlike this detailed resource for Hyper-V. Hopefully I am just not finding Parallels Desktop Pro documentation that exists, since I am in over my head a bit trying to combine the two. Or I guess I could just use Hyper-V in Bootcamp, but that's one more nail in the Parallels coffin if I do.
     

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