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In the current version of Parallels Workstation a RTL8029 (NE2000 compatible PCI card) network adapter is supported.
In Linux guest OS to be able to access external network in the Virtual Machine, ne2k-pci driver should be loaded into Linux kernel. It is included by default, however if you are going to recompile the kernel remember to select ne2k-pci component. In FreeBSD guest OS you need to have if_ed.ko module loaded.
Device Status:
If you wish to temporary disable network support in Virtual Machine without deleting network adapter from configuration, deselect Enable checkbox. When Enabled checkbox is selected, options and fields for configuring network become active.
Emulation:
In the Emulation group, you can select the type of network adapter to be used in your guest OS. You can choose between the Bridged Ethernet and Host-only networking.
Bridged Ethernet type of networking is intended to access local network and Internet using physical Ethernet adapter of your computer. A Virtual Machine is treated as a separate computer and should be configured the same way as a real one.
If you select the Bridged Ethernet radio button, the Network Adapters drop-down list will show a list of all physical network adapters available on your computer. Choose one of them to connect to your virtual adapter.
Select Host-only networking if you want to emulate a network inside your computer, or you don't want to access a network outside your local computer, or you don't have physical network interface card. When you set this option, the primary OS and other Parallels Workstation Virtual Machines inside it are visible, thus making possible to imitate a network that includes primary OS and a number of Virtual Machines. The Creating Host-Only Network topic discusses how to configure a host-only network.
Advanced
This tab allows you to specify a network driver to be used in your guest OS. In the current version of the Parallels Workstation RTL8029 driver for Ethernet adapter is supported. It is already selected in the Type field.
You can find native Realtek RTL8029 drivers for many different guest OSes in the Parallels Tools pack shipped together with the Parallels Workstation.
In Windows 2000/XP/2003 guest operating systems you can improve network performance by installing specially developed PRLETH driver that can be found in the Parallels Tools pack.
A MAC address is generated automatically but can be changed manually. If you decide to change it, please make sure that the number is unique inside your network.