Remote command-line access to a Windows machine

windows-server-2003 remote-access

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Solution 1

I suggest you to download and install eurysco on the remote machine and use the command line feature...

http://www.eurysco.com/feature/command-line

Solution 2

possibly http://technet.microsoft.com/en-ca/sysinternals/bb896649.aspx

Solution 3

Try SSH through KpyM ssh server and putty. All Macs and many Linux distros support SSH right out of the box. You can also use Teamviewer or TightVNC as an alternative to Remote Desktop.

You can also use Wol to wake your server after you shut it down or it goes into sleep. I use all of these methods to keep my home server alive and running. This might depend on your server host however.

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ep4169

Updated on September 17, 2022

Comments

ep4169 over 1 year

I normally access my hosted dedicated server, running Windows Server 2k3, via Remote Desktop. However, that service is bizarrely unavailable today and so I urgently need an alternative method for accessing that box, in particular for copying in a file that is needed. I can ftp into it but that doesn't give me access to the directory I need.

Is there a command-line utility I can use to get a shell on that machine? I have the necessary credentials.

Edit: I should clarify that I do not have domain access to this machine; I only have Internet access.
John Gardeniers almost 14 years

It's worth noting that nearly every antivirus software I've used also blocks psexec.
ep4169 almost 14 years

Does PsExec work for machines that I only have Internet access to?
tony roth almost 14 years

if you have admin on the remote server and there are no firewalls and like John Gardeniers pointed out no AV software to block the execution, then maybe! I personally don't think you'll have any luck since they probably will have block all the relevant ports. try this telnet servername 135 to see if there is a firewall in the way
ep4169 almost 14 years

Failed on both port 135 and port 23. Looks like I'm out of luck.
Jaspos almost 14 years

Curious did you read the question? All of your 'alternatives' are something he 'could' do in the future but all require access to the server to setup.
tony roth almost 14 years

figures, wish I could be of more help.
Dentrasi almost 14 years

It relies on the SMB ports, which are almost always blocked. If you're stuck outside of the local network, then there are two ways you can get a shell. You can either hack your own server, or you can have installed something in the past. Or ask the support guys, of course..
Admin almost 14 years

Actually I did. He is not asking how to hack his own server though... He is outside the network as he stated in his comment. Thanks for the vote down :b sarcasm
jscott almost 10 years

Do you work for this vendor?
Gabriel Lupi almost 10 years

no, this is a free and open source software that I developed... it's based on PHP :)
jscott almost 10 years

Please see the "Avoid overt self-promotion" section of the Help Center. If you're only here to link your project, it may not be well received.
Gabriel Lupi almost 10 years

ok, but I wrote it in good faith and it does not seem to be out of topic... the next time I lie and say they have nothing to do with the software in question :)