How to recognise a Parallels' virtual machine by its MAC address?
Summary
| # | Range or Prefix | Vendor | Virtual Machine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:1C:42 | Parallels | Parallels Virtual Machine |
OUIs registered by Parallels, Inc
There are 1 OUI registered by Parallels, Inc:
| OUI |
Assignment Type |
|---|---|
| 00:1C:42 | MA-L |
Detection Rule 1
Affects products: All Parallels products
Signature: OUI is 00:1C:42
Conditions
When a new virtual machine is created, Parallels generates a MAC address using its only registered OUI – 00:1C:42.
Example MACs generated
- 00:1C:42:15:41:57
- 00:1C:42:51:E1:25
- 00:1C:42:82:CD:E5
Tested on
- Parallels Desktop 14
Known Pattern 1
Affects products: All Parallels products
Signature: MAC matches the pattern:
- x2-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
- x6-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
- xA-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
- xE-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
Conditions
For the manually generated MAC-addresses, Parallels recommends using MAC address with OUI 00:1C:42.
However, it is possible to set a manually generated address, which is required to be LLA and Unicast. These two requirements encoded in bits, result in the following patterns:
- x2-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
- x6-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
- xA-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
- xE-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx
If a MAC address matches the pattern, it does not necessary mean that it's a Parallels Virtual Machine.
All manually generated MAC addresses for the Parallels Virtual Machines which are not using the OUI 00:1C:42 match the pattern.
References
Virtual Machine’s MAC ranges
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