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Bidirectional Parallel Port Behavior and Usage (Linux Hosts)

How do parallel ports behave on a Linux host? How should I set up my host so that the bidirectional parallel port(s) work in VMware?

This is covered in our on-line manual. For GSX Server 3.x users, please follow the instructions at: www.vmware.com/support/gsx3/doc/devices_parallel_linux_gsx.html#1057086. For VMware Workstation 4.x users, please follow the instructions at: www.vmware.com/support/ws45/doc/devices_parallel_ws.html#1020590. For GSX Server 2.5.x users, please follow the instructions at: www.vmware.com/support/gsx25/doc/devices_parallel_gsx.html#1020590. For GSX Server 2.0.x users, please follow the instructions at: www.vmware.com/support/gsx2/doc/devices_parallel_gsx.html#1020590. For VMware Workstation 3.x users, please follow the instructions at: www.vmware.com/support/ws3/doc/ws32_devices2.html#1020590.

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