Access computer in another domain through WMI

Question

Hi Guys,

I wrote a code that access a remote computer and fetches WMI data (Windows services to be precise)
The remote computer of which I am fetching the data is on the same domain

Was wondering if we can access a computer on a different domain through WMI ? How can we do this ?

Vulpes · Answer

Yes, it may not be working due to firewall settings though there are some other possibilities as well. Check out this MSDN link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa389290(VS.85).aspx

Vipul Kelkar · Answer

yes i have a similar code. but this does not work for a computer in a different domain. may be because of firewall ?? not sure.. i am searching for a way to connect to a computer in a different domain ie computer in domain "A" connects to one in "B"

Dipal Choksi · Answer

Yes, it's certainly do-able. Here is some MSDN Documentation - check out the last sample on the page.. HTH!

Vulpes · Answer

It should be possible to do this. The code would be something like below, though you might need to set further properties for the ConnectionOptions object (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.management.connectionoptions.aspx ): using System; using System.Management; class Test { static void Main() { ConnectionOptions conn = new ConnectionOptions(); conn.Username = "userName"; conn.Password = "password"; string machineName = "machineName"; ManagementScope scope = new ManagementScope("\\" + machineName + "\root\cimv2", conn); scope.Connect(); ObjectQuery query = new ObjectQuery("SELECT * FROM Win32_Service"); ManagementObjectSearcher mos = new ManagementObjectSearcher(scope, query); foreach(ManagementObject mo in mos.Get()) { Console.WriteLine(mo["DisplayName"]); } Console.ReadKey(); } }