We would like to upgrade to the new snow leopard os. However we are presently running parallels desktop 3.0 for mac on the os x leopard software. Part of the decision to upgrade to os x snow leopard will depend on being able to do a smooth transition for parallels when we do the upgrade.

i need to test my web site, running on a local Mac, under several browsers in Windows.

1. Build 3810 also adds support for running Windows 7 in a VM and for running Mac OS X Snow Leopard Server as either a host or as a guest OS. [27] Also included are usability features such as the ability to share Windows files by dragging them directly to a Mac application in Mac Dock.
2. If you go online to Parallels, the current version of Parallels, (optimized to work with OS X Lion) is Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac. If you're on Parallels 5 (or newer), the upgrade to Parallels 7 is about $50 and you can download it right away.
3. Mac OS X Snow Leopard host support. If you are an existing Parallels Server for Mac 3 customer with a maintenance contract, the upgrade is free. Those using version 3 without a maintenance.
4. Update: The below was tested on Parallels Desktop 6. Commenters have reported that it doesn’t work on Parallels Desktop 7. I’ll be taking a closer look at some point. One bit of under-the-radar good news in Lion is that Apple has changed the licensing terms of their End User License Agreement: they now permit you to run Mac OS X, either the regular or Server version, on up to two virtual.
5. Deskripsi video: Install Two Versions of OS X on One Mac Using Parallels Virtual desktop software, such as Parallels or VMware Fusion, makes it incredibly easy to run Windows applications on a Mac.

I use Windows XP, installed in Parallels Desktop.

It would be great, when i will be able to access my http://localhost:3000 from Windows, sitting in virtual environment (Parallels).

How to wire all the stuff up ?

Update:

I figured out, how to access shared web-site on the mac.

I have following settings:

Parallels Desktop -> Preferences -> Network -> Shared Network

Mac Os X V10.6 Snow Leopard

'Parallels Shared Networking Adapter #0' i tweaked with ip=192.168.123.1

From WinXP this ip is accessible via ping.

When on the Mac i turn the 'Shared Web' on, the address 'http://imac.local/~AntonAL' will get accessible from WinXP and Mac. Note, that i have set the name of my mac to 'iMac', which is equivalent to ip=192.168.123.1

But, the only problem, i can't figure out is unaccessible port 3000.

So, the address 'http://imac.local:3000' is still does't work from WinXP. Actually, it is not accessible even from the Mac .. possible i'm doing something wrong.

The question is - which address should i use in WinXP-side, to be able to access 'localhost:3000' on the Mac-side? Tried ips of 'Parallels Shared Networking Adapter #0', gateway, ip of the Mac, but still no success ..

4 Answers

Try finding out your Mac's local IP address and accessing the webpage on your VM using that address.

You can find out your Mac's IP address under System Preferences, using the command ifconfig, or with some apps or Dashboard widgets (like iSlayer's iStat).

Type 'ipconfig' on your Windows command line. You will see information similar to what I see below:

If you note, in the last line is your Default Gateway and two lines above that is IPv4 Address. Default Gateway is the virtual router between your Windows and Mac OS X. Since, Windows is using IP address of x.x.x.3 and router is using x.x.x.1, then Mac is available at x.x.x.2. In my case I am able to access Mac at 10.211.55.2. So you can access your web server using http://x.x.x.2/ and in my case I use:

I have edited my Windows 'hosts' file with following entry:

Now, I can type http://localhost.mac/ to access the web server running on my Mac. Though, this step of editing 'hosts' file in not required, it helps me.

As a side note, you can access your Windows based web server from Mac using the IPv4 address you get when you type 'ipconfig' on Windows.

Another way you can get Mac's virtual IP address is to type the following command on Mac OS X's Terminal:

Parallels For Mac Os X El Capitan

'vnic0' is the virtual ethernet that Parallels installs on your Mac. In case, you have multiple Virtual Machine instances running you will see multiple virtual ethernet. All these virtual ethernets will begin with the word 'vnic'. If you have two VMs running, you will see 'vnic0' and 'vnic1' listed when you simply run 'ifconfig' command on Terminal.

In my case, when I type 'ipconfig vnic0' I get the following output, you will note that you get inet x.x.x.x IP address listed which.

I hope this helps you.

Cheers!

SG

Parallels for mac 13 activation key. My successful settings for access localhost:8001 for win (localhost running on my Macintosh).

1. Setup Parallels Shared network: In menu settings Configure > Hardware > Network adapter 1: Default Adapter and then in Configure settings: Preferences > Advanced > Network: Change Settings > Shared.
2. Then run this in the Macintosh command line: ifconfig grep inet.
3. Get the IP from subnet. Mine is 10.211.55.2.
4. If your local site running on the Mac as: http://localhost:8001/ Then be sure setup hosts: Open in mac /etc/hosts and write it down—like in my case—10.211.55.2 localhost instead of 127.0.0.1 localhost
5. Be sure thats your port is open 8001 in Windows and Mac. Follow next steps.
6. For Macintosh: nmap -p 8001 10.211.55.2 it should success status (port open).
7. For Windows: telnet 10.211.55.2 8001 it should success status (port open).
8. Open hosts file in Windows and write. For example: 10.211.55.2 localhost
9. Open the Windows browser and open the site http://localhost:8001

Install Mac Os X Snow Leopard Parallels

Just run in the terminal:

And go to vnic0: inet address from the Parallels (like http://1x.2xx.5x.2:3000/ for ex.)

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