

You can configure the firewall to allow remote management via all MMC snap-ins or you can specify particular MMC snap-ins. Once the firewall has been configured for remote administration you can began to allow remote management through MMC snap-ins. Netsh advfirewall firewall set rule group=”Windows Firewall Remote Management” new enable =yes

You cannot make any changes to the settings.īefore you can make any changes to the firewall settings remotely you must first enable remote administration of the firewall by typing the following command at a command prompt: To run the netsh advfirewall command, you can only run the commands that display information.

When you attempt to connect to a Windows Server 2008 Core installation via Device Manager you may receive the following message:ĬomputerName” Make sure that this computer is on the network, has remote administration enabled, and is running the “Plug and Play” and “Remote registry” services.

If you do not configure the firewall to allow remote administration via MMC you will get an error. To administer the Server Core installation from a remote MMC you must configure the Windows Firewall. Here are some netsh commands that will help you administer your Server Core installation remotely through MMC snap-ins.Īdministration of Server Core from a Remote MMC Windows Server 2008 Core introduces some challenges in administering servers without an explorer shell. Hello, this is LaNae Wade from the Directory Services team. First published on TechNet on Jun 05, 2008
