Using Airport with Parallels

Hey there,
Can't find this topic anywhere but if you know the answer can you post it or direct me to the appropriate link as I'm desperate as its work related!!!! All I want to do is use parallels with airport, I can get it to work via the ethernet cable at work but not when I get home on the wireless.... AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Thanks in advance guys.

Hello Biglama. Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
It does work okay with VMWare and Windows XP, so I know it's functional.
Ok, you do know that there are two major differences here? Both the virtualization software and the hosted OS are completely different so that what may work under one combination is no real guarantee that it will work under another.
Did you have an opportunity to verify that other printers, connected to the AirPort, work in this VM, only that this particular plotter doesn't? Also, did you have a chance to post this issue on the Parallels support forum? Finally, if you still have VMware available, can you still access this plotter running a Windows 7 VM?

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Hi, Mike / James Hetfield.
I don't mean to send you somewhere else, but this is a question you need to address with Parallels Support. I presume you've reviewed the Parallels User Guide concerning DHCP.
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I am learning to use Notification to communicate between thread. I still don't know how to use it. In my current project I have a case to use this so I think I should implement this technique. My example is I have a main sequence in that I make a new thread. What I want is the new thread will do a task A when receive a notfication or to exit the thread when the main sequence stop.
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