network Network

The Network page contains settings related to the emulated machine’s network connectivity.

Network Card #1-#4

Network interface cards to emulate. Up to 4 independent network cards are supported.

Mode

Network emulation mode to use on this card. See Networking for more information on these.

  • Null Driver: emulate an empty network. All packets are dropped.

  • PCap: connects directly to a host network adapter. Similar to the Bridge mode on other emulators and virtualizers.

  • SLiRP: creates a private network with a virtual router. Similar to the NAT mode on other emulators and virtualizers.

  • VDE: attaches to a virtual switch created by VDE. Only available on Linux and macOS hosts.

Note

If PCap mode is not listed, make sure that:

  • A WinPcap-compatible driver is installed;

  • The installed driver is compatible with your version of Windows;

  • At least one compatible (wired) network adapter is present.

Adapter

Network card to emulate. Only cards supported by the machine’s expansion buses will be listed.

The Configure button opens a new window with settings specific to the selected network card, such as the MAC address for Ethernet cards, and the I/O port and IRQ for ISA cards.

Note

  • The MAC address is partially configurable and always prefixed by an Organizationally Unique Identifier belonging to the card’s manufacturer, such as 00:E0:4C for Realtek.

  • The [LPT] Parallel Port Internet Protocol network adapter requires a PLIP Network device to be attached to a parallel port.

  • Settings for the [COM] Standard Hayes-compliant Modem are described on Networking.

Options

Settings for the network emulation mode selected above. Only settings relevant to the selected mode will be shown.

  • Interface: host network adapter to use in PCap mode.

  • VDE Socket: virtual switch socket path to use in VDE mode. See the VDE setup guide for more information.