Windows Firewall: diskmgmt

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

To manage disks on a remote computer, you must add the following to the Windows Firewall exceptions list on the appropriate computers:

If the client (local) computer is running Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), add Dmremote.exe and TCP port 135.

If the client (local) computer is running Microsoft® Windows Server™ 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1), add Dmremote.exe, Vdsldr.exe, and TCP port 135.

If the server (remote) computer is running Windows XP SP2, add Dmadmin.exe and TCP port 135.

If the server (remote) computer is running Windows Server 2003 SP1, add Dmadmin.exe, Vds.exe, and TCP port 135.