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A remote procedure call (RPC) is an inter-process communication that allows software to cause a subroutine or procedure to execute on another computer.

A remote procedure call (RPC) is an inter-process communication that allows software to cause a subroutine or procedure to execute on another computer without the programmer explicitly coding the details for the remote interaction.

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RPC Server unavailable. 0x800706BA

I've alsready seen some similar threads on the RPC server unavailable messages; HRESULT: 0x800706BA. I've read some and looked at the recommendations on this thread; WMI query between two different AD sites? While there were some helpful hints it…
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What is the importance of "RpcClientAccessServer" on a database in an Active/Active stretched DAG?

I have two sites with a stretched DAG between them. By "sites" I mean two AD sites that correspond with different physical and network circuits. When I take an individual mailbox database and move it to a second site, I want to make sure all the…
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Issue Demoting Domain Controller

I am in the process of demoting a 2003r2 DC. I have set up a 2008r2 Server, set it up as a DC and moved all the roles over. Now I am ready to demote the older DC. When I run a dcpromo I am getting the error " The Operation failed because: Active…
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Restricting RPC to a specific port in Active Directory

We have a site-to-site VPN connection between our main office and our production web servers at our collocation using two SonicWall devices. By default, the VPN tunnel allows all traffic between the two sites. I want to restrict this so that we…
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apt-get purge portmap

i had rpc.statd open on port 111 on a relatively fresh install of debian squeeze. i did an apt-get purge portmap as i wanted to disable rpc services and close the open port on my box; i was presented with the following: Reading package lists...…
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Why is RPC connectivity broken for the Hyper-V Manager?

I have a Hyper-V Server 2008R2 (Core) with numerous VMs running. This Hyper-V server is a member of a domain. Since the server has nothing running on it apart from the Hyper-V service, the only way to make changes to my VMs is through the Hyper-V…
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How do I configure Windows Firewall to permit MSRPC?

I am trying to configure endpoint machines with a firewall that only allows white-listed traffic, and all other connections are blocked. The client machines are desktops and laptops running Windows 7 (both x86 and x64) using the built-in Windows…
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How are system admins deploying software across a network for OSX?

I'm looking for a solution for Mac that allows remote silent installs of software. I'm a system administrator that works for a company that has a network of both Mac and Windows computers. On the Windows side we can use a technology called Remote…
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Connect domain controller Windows Server 2003 to another one on Windows Server 2003

In Active directory, when I try to connect to another domain controller, after adding that domain controller and press ok, a message appears to me: The following domain controller could not be contacted, the RPC server is unavailable How can I fix…
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NLB RPC server is unavailable on the specified computer

Firstly, I'll admit that my networking knowledge is limited so as people request more information I'll update this question accordingly. I am trying to create a NLB Cluster across 2 Windows Server 2008 Web Servers. Neither of the machines are…
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DNS and RPC Unavailable

I have a server that is host a MSSQL database and some other server related tasks. The server communicaties with a large number of devices. The devices send data to the server. The communication links are down between the devices on the intranet…
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AIX portmapper reported listening at port 32771. Why is it not the nlockmgr process?

I am trying to calm my security group which believes portmapper is listening at port 32771. My host is running AIX 7.1. I do not have access to the GNU network utilities here. rpcinfo(8), both remotely and locally, gives me output saying nlockmgr…
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windows firewall rpc 135

I'm dealing with a Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter. It's a hosted Server and fully exposed to the internet, ie it only has a public ipv4 address. This setup is neither my choice nor can I change it - and I am not happy with it. I've been asked to…
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"RPC server is unavailable" - port 135 shows filtered - NO firewall

So I have a pair of 2003 Domain Controllers which seem to have problems replicating. After running netdiag, dcdiag I figured out that there is an RPC problem, so I tested the connection with portqry.exe. From DC2 to DC1 the connection to Domain…
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TermService not working

my company stumbled upon this issue last week and it took us a while to find a solution. We didn't find anything similar on the net so I figured I might as well try to help others. We had a Win2012 server where TermService (Remote Desktop Service…
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