Hello, i am using Parallels Desktop Mac (Build 1980) and MacOS X 10.4.x (the most recent) on a MacBookPro. Running Windows 2000 pro inside the VM. Starting a few weeks ago (can't remember the exact time ore change), shared network stopped working. Windows did not get a DHCP-IP-Address any more. The bridged network mode is working though, but for several reasons i like to use shared network mode. I reinstalled Parallels Desktop from scratch with no success. But... i have a VM in standby mode which ist still working with shared network as long as i do not stop Windows inside the VM. I searched this forum but didn't find a solution. any hints? Will the beta version fix this problem? thanks in advance. Matthias