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WMI remote gives 'RPC Unavailable'

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Old 05-03-2007   #1 (permalink)
LordFox
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WMI remote gives 'RPC Unavailable'

Hi,

Here's the setup of my prpblem:

I'm working an a machine that is not in the domain, running Windows
XP.

I'm trying to access a machine in the domain, running Windows Vista
Business.

When I run

get-wmiobject win32_service -credential domain\user -computer vistapc

the following error is returned:

Get-WmiObject : The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from
HRESULT: 0x800706BA)
At line:1 char:14
+ get-wmiobject <<<< win32_service -credential domain\user -computer
vistapc

When I run this againt a Windows 2000 server in the same domain, I do
get results.

I already checked if the WMI service is running on VistaPC, and it is.

What am I missing here?

Cheers,

Rick

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Old 05-03-2007   #2 (permalink)
Marco Shaw
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Re: WMI remote gives 'RPC Unavailable'

LordFox wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here's the setup of my prpblem:
>
> I'm working an a machine that is not in the domain, running Windows
> XP.
>
> I'm trying to access a machine in the domain, running Windows Vista
> Business.
>
> When I run
>
> get-wmiobject win32_service -credential domain\user -computer vistapc
>
> the following error is returned:
>
> Get-WmiObject : The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from
> HRESULT: 0x800706BA)
> At line:1 char:14
> + get-wmiobject <<<< win32_service -credential domain\user -computer
> vistapc
>
> When I run this againt a Windows 2000 server in the same domain, I do
> get results.
>
> I already checked if the WMI service is running on VistaPC, and it is.
>
> What am I missing here?


Out of the box on my Vista Biz install, the Windows firewall will block
remote WMI calls.

Marco

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-03-2007   #3 (permalink)
LordFox
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Re: WMI remote gives 'RPC Unavailable'

Duh. That's it.

Note to self: 1. Boot machine 2. Get coffee 3. Start work.
In-that-order!

:-)

Tnx!

Cheers, Rick

On Thu, 03 May 2007 09:07:06 -0300, Marco Shaw
<marco.shaw@_NO_SPAM_gmail.com> wrote:

>LordFox wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here's the setup of my prpblem:
>>
>> I'm working an a machine that is not in the domain, running Windows
>> XP.
>>
>> I'm trying to access a machine in the domain, running Windows Vista
>> Business.
>>
>> When I run
>>
>> get-wmiobject win32_service -credential domain\user -computer vistapc
>>
>> the following error is returned:
>>
>> Get-WmiObject : The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from
>> HRESULT: 0x800706BA)
>> At line:1 char:14
>> + get-wmiobject <<<< win32_service -credential domain\user -computer
>> vistapc
>>
>> When I run this againt a Windows 2000 server in the same domain, I do
>> get results.
>>
>> I already checked if the WMI service is running on VistaPC, and it is.
>>
>> What am I missing here?

>
>Out of the box on my Vista Biz install, the Windows firewall will block
>remote WMI calls.
>
>Marco

My System SpecsSystem Spec
Old 05-03-2007   #4 (permalink)
Brandon Shell
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Re: WMI remote gives 'RPC Unavailable'

my guess... Vista's firewall

"LordFox" <newsaccount2001@*spamtag*yahoo.com> wrote in message
newsa6j33ltkke7pkjg127vmt2oirrihu7j6q@4ax.com...
> Hi,
>
> Here's the setup of my prpblem:
>
> I'm working an a machine that is not in the domain, running Windows
> XP.
>
> I'm trying to access a machine in the domain, running Windows Vista
> Business.
>
> When I run
>
> get-wmiobject win32_service -credential domain\user -computer vistapc
>
> the following error is returned:
>
> Get-WmiObject : The RPC server is unavailable. (Exception from
> HRESULT: 0x800706BA)
> At line:1 char:14
> + get-wmiobject <<<< win32_service -credential domain\user -computer
> vistapc
>
> When I run this againt a Windows 2000 server in the same domain, I do
> get results.
>
> I already checked if the WMI service is running on VistaPC, and it is.
>
> What am I missing here?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rick


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