10.4: One way to get two MAC addresses for Parallels

Aug 31, '06 07:30:01AM

Contributed by: Anonymous

My employer only will assign one IP per MAC address. This has prevented me from using Parallels/XP while at work. At home, everything works fine. There are solutions from people in the Parallels forums for setting up NAT, etc., but I wanted something easier (for me). I got a cheap wireless USB adapter (Netgear WG111 - $15 on Woot!). Now, my Mac connects wirelessly when at work, and when I plug in the USB adapter, the XP side does the same thing -- using a different MAC address.

I also was able to connect at work using wired for one connection and wireless for the other, but this allows two simultaneous wireless connections with no changes in my network configuration. When I'm done, I just pull out the adapter...quick and relatively painless.

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