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GUI tools for Server 2008 R2 Core
I am using Server 2008 R2 Core and I am having trouble finding a way to manage some of the advanced setting for my network adapters. With the GUI enabled Server 2008 R2 I can do what I need to do with the below GUI tools.
For instance what if I want to enable Jumbo Packets or update the driver for a network adapter.
Does anyone know of any GUI tools that can help me manage my network adapters in Core?
P.S. I am well aware that the intended purpose of Core is to not have a GUI. Once the server is configured up and running this is fine but I still want some GUI tools to configure the server in the first place.
For instance what if I want to enable Jumbo Packets or update the driver for a network adapter.
Does anyone know of any GUI tools that can help me manage my network adapters in Core?
P.S. I am well aware that the intended purpose of Core is to not have a GUI. Once the server is configured up and running this is fine but I still want some GUI tools to configure the server in the first place.
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As far as I can tell there are no really good GUI configuration tools for core versions of Server 2008.
not checked your option is there
you can update drivers from command line
1.Copy the driver to a folder at %homedrive%\<driver folder>.
2.At a command prompt, type:
pnputil -i -a %homedrive%\<driver folder>\<driver>.inf
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservercore/thread/ed6c88ad-cd93-4659-b9e2-892e5cab1871
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee441258(WS.10).aspx
this link has a script to enable jumbo frames
http://blog.allanglesit.com/Blog/tabid/66/EntryId/55/Enabling-Jumbo-Frames-on-Hyper-V-2008-R2-Virtual-Switches.aspx