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How to Configure Windows Remote Shell (Winrm + Winrs) on a Home Network

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Window Remote Shell lets you logon to another machine similar to ssh on linux/unix boxes. Here is a list of what to do to configure it. Note: This has been tried this on a single machine, a Windows 7 machine connected to a home network. Note: This only works using IP addresses rather than server names.

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    On each machine (client and server), run: winrm quickconfig and follow the instructions
  2. 2
    On each machine, add machines to the TrustedHostList. For example, the command below will add specific IP addresses plus any machines on local workgroup to the trusted list: winrm set winrm/config/client @{TrustedHosts="<local>,10.1.1.106,10.1.1.107"
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    Connect to a machine and run a command: winrs -r:10.1.1.106 dir
  4. 4
    Connect to a machine and start a remote cmd shell: winrs -r:10.1.1.106 cmd

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Last edited:
April 21, 2012 by Kermit123

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