For more information about the VMware Management Interface, go to www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/.
If the virtual machine is configured with a parallel port, most guest operating systems automatically detect it at installation time and install the required drivers. Some operating systems, including Linux, Windows NT and Windows 2000, automatically detects the ports at boot time. Others, like Windows 95 and Windows 98, do not.
Note: In a Windows 95 or Windows 98 guest, after you add the port, run the guest operating system's Add New Hardware Wizard (Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add New Hardware) and let Windows detect the new device.
To add a parallel port to the virtual machine's configuration, complete the following steps with the virtual machine powered off.
Note: If you are connecting with a Windows console to add a physical parallel port to a virtual machine on a remote Linux host, be sure to specify a Linux device name here, such as /dev/parport0. If you are connecting with a Linux console to add a physical parallel port to a virtual machine on a remote Windows host, be sure to specify a Windows device name here, such as LPT1.
For more information about parallel ports and virtual machines, see www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/devices_parallel_gsx.html.