Must close firewall when i access wmi via j-interop

Question

If i want to access wmi via j-interop, i must close the firewall, otherwise i will get a "The RPC server is unavailable." error. The remote machine's os is windows server 2008, i don't want to close its firewall, is there any way to solve the question?

Answer 1

The MSDN documentation explains this topic in detail, try these articles.

• Connecting to WMI on a Remote Computer (Windows)
• Connecting Through Windows Firewall (Windows)
• Connecting to WMI Remotely Starting with Windows Vista