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Parallels Mac Address
Summary:
Those of you who deploy parallels as part of your image, may find a problem where every mac has the same mac address. Ask any network administrator, this is not a good thing. This quick tool fixes this problem pre image deployment or post.
Those of you who deploy parallels as part of your image, may find a problem where every mac has the same mac address. Ask any network administrator, this is not a good thing. This quick tool fixes this problem pre image deployment or post.
Instructions:
1. Download the "Reset Parallels Mac Address" application
2. Drag and drop your parallels pvs file onto "Reset Parallels Mac Address" application
How it works:
A parallels pvs file contains specific information of virtualized OS such as, amount of memory, hard drive space, network settings, USB information, etc. The file also contains the mac address. This droplet simply removes the line that contains the mac address. You could do the same thing by using Textedit, but I made a quick tool anyway.
The next time you run parallels, a new random mac address will be compiled. Keep this in mind as you are creating your image. After everything with parallels is done and ready, then run the quick tool.
1. Download the "Reset Parallels Mac Address" application
2. Drag and drop your parallels pvs file onto "Reset Parallels Mac Address" application
How it works:
A parallels pvs file contains specific information of virtualized OS such as, amount of memory, hard drive space, network settings, USB information, etc. The file also contains the mac address. This droplet simply removes the line that contains the mac address. You could do the same thing by using Textedit, but I made a quick tool anyway.
The next time you run parallels, a new random mac address will be compiled. Keep this in mind as you are creating your image. After everything with parallels is done and ready, then run the quick tool.
