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Configuring a Virtual Machine's Parallel Port
Configuring a Virtual Machine's Parallel Port

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.

Adding a New Virtual Parallel Port
Adding a New Virtual Parallel Port

To add a parallel port to the virtual machine's configuration, complete the following steps with the virtual machine powered off.

  1. On the Hardware page, click Add Device. The Add Device Wizard starts.
  2. Click Parallel Port. The Parallel Port page appears.
  3. To connect this virtual machine to the host's parallel port when the virtual machine is powered on, check Connect at Power On.
  4. Specify whether to connect to the host's physical parallel port or to an output file. In the Device list, select System Parallel Port or Output File.
  5. Enter the location of the device in the Location field. For example, the host's parallel port could be LPT1 or /dev/parport0.

    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.

  6. Click OK to add the parallel port.

For more information about parallel ports and virtual machines, see www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/devices_parallel_gsx.html.