PD5, Host: SL 64 bit, Guest: Win7 32 & 64 bit, Issue: Shared Networking fails

[RemonP]

Hello all.

I have read countless text stating that Shared Networking solves just about any connection problem, however, Under Windows 7, both 32 and 64 bit, inside Parallels 5 for Mac, I can't get Shared Networking to function.

I can connect on bridged, but i would prefer shared.

If anyone has noticed this as well, please, how did you solve ?

Thanks.

 

[Elric]

Hello all.

I have read countless text stating that Shared Networking solves just about any connection problem, however, Under Windows 7, both 32 and 64 bit, inside Parallels 5 for Mac, I can't get Shared Networking to function.

I can connect on bridged, but i would prefer shared.

If anyone has noticed this as well, please, how did you solve ?

Thanks.

Thank you for the report

Let's start with standard steps (they are thorough this time because your report is the first one about issue with SharedNetworking in PD5!):

Please switch to the Shared Networking and wait approximately 10 seconds. Then try to connect to some site in browser. Then click Start -> Run and execute cmd.exe. Type in the appeared window command "ipconfig /all" (without quotes). Stretch the window to make all the output fit and without closing the window, click menu of Parallels Destkop "Help"->"Report a Problem", send a problem report (it is not necessary to provide description) and post here the report ID.

Then, on the Mac-side, execute /Application/Utilities/Terminal and type in the appeared window command "prl_perf_ctl -s nat" (also without quotes) and post here the output

PS: Also, if you have some Firewall installed on Mac OS Side (for example, LittleSnitch), make sure that process prl_naptd has all access to the network

 

[RemonP]

Elric, thanks for the fast response

I have done some checking;

My firewall is turned on, it is the Snow Leopard firewall, not any other.
Parallels Service, which holds prl_naptd, has full access.

After turning the firewall off, shared networking still fails.

I suspected a 64 bit client problem, so I tested with a clean 32 bit install of windows 7, same problem.

The "Report a problem" id: 760179

Thanks again.

Remon.

the IPCONFIG /ALL output:
Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Jessie
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Parallels Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1C-42-5D-D3-4B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::8900:887:dfcc:1080%14(Preferred)
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.16.128(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 234888258
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-12-7F-57-3D-00-0C-29-18-3F-F9

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : fec0:0:0:ffff::1%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::2%1
fec0:0:0:ffff::3%1
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{FA3F0BA7-D45E-46F5-9F20-8E911320FFF5}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

the prl_pref_ctl -s nat output:

Performance Counters View Utility v5.0.9220.531002
Copyright 1999-2009 Parallels Holdings, Ltd. and its affiliates.

natd - 08:56:11
dhcp.ack 0
dhcp.nak 0
dhcp.req_ignored 17
dhcp.req_in 17
dns.dropped 0
dns.ext_pkt_err 0
dns.int_pkt_err 0
dns.matched 0
dns.noname 0
dns.refused_in 0
dns.req_active 0
dns.req_answered 0
dns.req_in 0
dns.retransmit 0
dns.sd_answered 0
dns.sd_fail 0
dns.sd_nxdomain 0
dns.sd_req 0
dns.sent_out 0
generic.mem_err 0
generic.sys_err 0
netbuf.err_space 0
netbuf.pkt_in 2844
netbuf.pkt_out 0
netbuf.wake 1976
raw.sock.bind_err 0
raw.sock.generic_err 0
raw.sock.rcv 0
raw.sock.recv_err 0
raw.sock.send_err 0
raw.sock.sent 0
raw.sock.sock_err 0
raw.sock.socks 0
tcp.conns 0
tcp.int_bytes_rcvd 0
tcp.int_bytes_sent 0
tcp.int_pkt_err 0
tcp.ports 0
tcp.retransmit 0
tcp.rst_in 0
tcp.rst_out 0
tcp.seg_queued 0
tcp.sock.bind_err 0
tcp.sock.generic_err 0
tcp.sock.rcv 0
tcp.sock.recv_err 0
tcp.sock.send_err 0
tcp.sock.sent 0
tcp.sock.sock_err 0
tcp.sock.socks 0
tcp.timeout 0
tcp.trim 0
tcp.unexpected 0
udp.ext_pkt_in 0
udp.ext_pkt_out 0
udp.ext_pkt_unknown 0
udp.int_pkt_err 0
udp.int_pkt_ignored 2506
udp.int_pkt_in 2523
udp.int_pkt_out 0
udp.port_err 0
udp.ports 0
udp.recycle 0
udp.sock.bind_err 0
udp.sock.generic_err 0
udp.sock.rcv 0
udp.sock.recv_err 0
udp.sock.send_err 0
udp.sock.sent 0
udp.sock.sock_err 0
udp.sock.socks 0

 

[Elric]

Elric, thanks for the fast response

I have done some checking;

My firewall is turned on, it is the Snow Leopard firewall, not any other.
Parallels Service, which holds prl_naptd, has full access.

After turning the firewall off, shared networking still fails.

I suspected a 64 bit client problem, so I tested with a clean 32 bit install of windows 7, same problem.

The "Report a problem" id: 760179

For some reason the DHCP-Server that gives IP-addresses to VirtualMachines in SharedNetworking is disabled (it should be visible even in GUI).

Please enter to the menu of PD "Parallels Desktop" -> "Networking" and either press "Restore Defaults" button

or just enable the DHCP for the Shared Networking (choose SharedNetworking in combo-box and enable DHCP) - but prefferable Restore Defaults

 

[Elric]

> Please enter to the menu of PD "Parallels Desktop" -> "Networking" and either press "Restore Defaults" button

I mistyped.. it supposed to be menu of PD "Parallels Desktop" -> "Preferences" -> "Networking"

PS: I should really use preview before post -)

 

[RemonP]

Excellent, why didn't I think of that.

I did see the setting, but was expecting my home routers DHCP would handle the job. How silly of me


Thank you very much.


Will continue to evaluate PD5.

Remon.