I'm using Parallels 4 (latest update) on OS X Server on a MacMini as the host. I'm working with Debian 5.0 (isn't that Lenny?) for the VMs. I have a number of config files I need to make consistent across 4 VMs (things like .bashrc and a few other things), so I figured the best and easiest way to do that was to create one VM and clone it. One problem: Whenever I make a clone VM, I cannot get an ethernet connection. On the original VM I had eth0 and it got all its info through DHCP. The /etc/network/interfaces file is identical in both systems. When I type ifconfig on the 2nd, no matter what I've tried to do, I get only the loopback interface. If I type "ifconfig -a" I get a MAC address and basic info for eth1, but if I try "ifup eth1" I get "Ignoring unknown interface eth1=eth1." And I can't bring up eth0. If I type "ifup eth0" I get (repeated) "ETH0: ERROR while getting interface flags: No such device." From what I've read, I understand that Parallels changes the MAC address when it clones a VM, but in this case, after repeated attempts, there is no way I can bring up the interface in a clone. I reported this earlier today at this post: http://forum.parallels.com/showthread.php?t=103837 But now I think I've narrowed it down more and felt this was a more appropriate place to put all the info. Any help is appreciated!
