Windows Server 2012 R2 Core Setup Part 2
Let's continue the Windows Server Core setup from where we left it in the previous article of the series! We will start by enabling the Remote Desktop firewall rules so you can connect to the server remotely: Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup "Remote Desktop" Next, it's time to allow access to administrative file shares like c$ using: Enable-NetFirewallRule -DisplayGroup "File and Printer Sharing" Some monitoring systems use ping to test if a system is up, in that case we have to allow it through the firewall: Get-NetFirewallRule -Name FPS-ICMP4-* | Enable-NetFirewallRule Those rules are part of the File and Printer Sharing group and will be enabled if you enable the group. Now that we have allowed the Remote Desktop connections through the firewall, it's time to check if Remote Desktop is enabled and if not, enable it. First, we will use the following command to check if Remote Desktop is enabled: ( Get-ItemPro...