How to configure and enable NAT with server core installation

Question

Using Microsoft Server 2012 Core:

What is the equivalent core/Powershell command to enable and configure NAT. I have configured NAT on servers with the following GUI steps:

Server Manager, Tools, Routing and Remote Access, Right click on machine, "Configure and Enable Routing and Remote Access"

Select "Network address translation (NAT)" radio box,

Pick public interface.

I found "Install-RemoteAccess" but I'm stuck on the prompting for ConnectToAddress. It needs to be public or something but the GUI does not seem to have this requirement.

Thanks, Kevin

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Solution 1

It isn't all that pretty, but take a look at this: https://windowsmasher.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/scripting-the-build-of-a-server-2008-r2-test-domain/ After this either call "Start-Service RemoteAccess" or "net start remote access". This script assumes the public interface is named "Public Interface" and the private interface is named "Private Network".

Solution 2

The PowerShell Network Address Translation (NAT) Cmdlets are only available in Server 2012 R2, even using PowerShell 4 or copying the NetNat module does not help. So you're stuck with the netsh commands.

Comments

[Ryan Ries]

God speed. That sounds difficult. I'd be using the MMC snapin on another machine to remotely administer the RRAS server.

[Kevin Mangold]

Yeah, that's what I have been doing. The goal is to fully automate installation/configuration of certain services.