New-PSSession error for 2 out 3 -computers

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1

I run:

New-PSSession -ComputerName dc1,dc2,dc3

dc2 gets a new PSSession while dc1 and dc3 each get this error:

“The WinRM client cannot process the request because the server name cannot be resolved. For more information, see the about_Remote_Troubleshooting Help topic.”

I have tried the following:

~ validated with nslookup; fully resolving dc1 and dc3
~ read about_Remote_Troubleshooting
~ read about_Remote_Requirements
~ re-run Enable-PSRemoting on both erroring dcs
~ validated port 5985 is LISTENING from my console (running under Administrator context)

What is causing WinRM failing to resolve the server name?

thank you

2

I tried the FQDN in the -ComputerName parameter and it created the sessions.

3

Looks like you have a name resolution problem. The NETBIOS name doesn’t work, so try to empty your cache with: nbtstat -R

If this doesn’t work, check the network category on your computer and/or the domain controllers with Get-NetConnectionProfile. This should be set to “DomainAuthenticated”.
If not, set them to DomainAuthenticated:

Set-NetConnectionProfile -InterfaceAlias 'Ethernet' -NetworkCategory DomainAuthenticated

After run Enable-PSRemoting again to create the appropiate firewall rules on the Windows Firewall.

4

Hi Richard,

I simply had to add the DNS name to the network adapters DNS suffix search list.

thanks