While you can use a remote MMC to make configuration changes to a Windows Server 2008 Core installation, you can only use a remote MMC once you have already configured the required network and administrative configuration of the Server Core system from the command line first.
Show Interfaces
netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces
Set Interface
netsh interface ipv4 set address name="2" source=static address=192.168.0.10 mask=255.255.255.0 gateway=192.168.0.1
Show Interface
netsh interface ipv4 show config name="2"
Set DNS Server
netsh interface ipv4 set dnsserver name="2" source=static address=192.168.0.1 register=primary
Show DNS Server
netsh interface ipv4 show dnsserver name="2"
