how to get the port 5986 listen on the server?

Hi @Matt

Port 5986 is used for WSMan HTTPS, which is a secure version of WSMan protocol. If the port 5986 is not open on the server1, you can try to open it by following the steps below:

1. Open the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.
2. In the left pane, click on Inbound Rules.
3. In the right pane, click on New Rule.
4. In the New Inbound Rule Wizard, select Port and click Next.
5. Select TCP and enter 5986 in the Specific local ports field, then click Next.
6. Select Allow the connection and click Next.
7. Select the network type when the rule should apply and click Next.
8. Give the rule a name and click Finish.

Hope the information is helpful.

Best Regards,

Hania Lian

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You could follow along here.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/system-management-components/configure-winrm-for-https

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More info here as well.

https://woshub.com/powershell-remoting-over-https/

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