Can't ping or connect to Hyper-V Server

[iBob]

I just installed Hyper-V server standalone. The nic is DHCP and on the same
subnet as my Server 2008 Standard.

I can ping other computers in the workgroup (no Domain setup yet) from the
Hyper-V server but cannot see the Hyper-V server from the my Standrd Server
2008 Hyper-V Manager. Once for about 3 minutes when I selected "connect to
other server" and entered the IP address, the actual computer name showed up
all was well. Then it stopped and never returned.

Is there a firewall I need to open on the Hyper-v server (standalone). None
of the documentation mentions it. How wopuld I disable/modify/check the
firewall settings. I'm not that familiar with command promps anymore.

Also, this may be off track here, but the hyper-v documentation for Server
2008 Core mentions to type in Start /w ocsetup Microsoft-Hyper-V, but that
command returns an error when I rtun it in the Hyper standalone version.

Been at this for 3 days... help!

[Steve Jain [MVP]]

Yep, it's the firewall.
Here's one article on it:
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64/archive/2008/10/22/configuring-hyper-v-server-for-remote-management.aspx
there are others for setting up hyper-v server too...just google and
you'll find bunches.

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Cheers,
Steve Jain, Virtual Machine MVP
http://vpc.essjae.com/

[iBob]

I can't wait to try this! I just bought his SBS 2008 Companion but didn't
think to look there. Been d/l everything I could find online in MS docs.
Will let you know what happens later. Thanks!!!

[iBob]

Do you have access to HVRemote over there? Every link I've tried fials and
have been unable to D/L it. Ugh!

Bob

[Charlie Russel - MVP]

http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/HVRemote/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=2338

appears fine here...

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Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

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