

Avoid rubber soles on a carpet floor.Ĥ. Only connect two parallel ports, not a parallel with a serial! The parallel port on the PC has 25 holes (not pins). Therefore please touch the PC case before connecting the cable. See below for the connections.Ģ. Only connect the computers when they are turned off ! Contrary to USB, the parallel port is not suited for hot-plugging!ģ. There is always a danger of the destruction of the port by static electricity.

Important safety instructions - please read:ġ. You need a special cable for the parallel port cable connection! This cable has crossed data lines! Normal parallel extension cables may damage the parallel port(s) if you connect them to your computers! You need a 4 bit (not 8 bit cable). You need a pair of network cards for a permanent connection. The function therefore cannot be used as a network, but is meant to synchronize data between two machines (e.g. It allows a transfer rate of about 50kB/sec. This cable can be found in most computer shops under the name "Interlink/Laplink parallel cable" or "parallel cable for direct cable connection". The PORT connection through the parallel port allows to transfer data between two computers in the same room over a special parallel cable.

You send the output of such devices to a file on the host computer.Direct cable connection through parallel port PORT connection to other PC through the parallel port

To connect peripheral devices to virtual machines, such as printers and scanners, you can use a parallel port. Add a Parallel Port to a Virtual Machine in the VMware Host Client.In addition, you can use a port or a Virtual Serial Port Concentrator (vSPC) URI to connect a serial port over the network. You can also use a host-side-named pipe to set up a direct connection between two virtual machines or a connection between a virtual machine and an application on the host computer. You can connect the virtual serial port to a physical serial port or to a file on the host computer. Add a Serial Port to a Virtual Machine in the VMware Host ClientĪ virtual machine can use up to four virtual serial ports.You can add parallel and serial ports and change the serial port configuration. You can also use it to establish a direct connection between two virtual machines or a connection between a virtual machine and an application on the host computer. The virtual serial port can connect to a physical serial port or to a file on the host computer. Parallel and serial ports are interfaces for connecting peripherals to the virtual machine.
