Background: Small Company basically 1 User (me)... I've recently purchased a new server class computer and have downloaded and installed Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. I have 2 routers, 1 for home use (192.168..) and other provided to me by the
company I contract to (10.41..). I have a 4 port independent NIC card. I connect to a company configured VM through a Remote Desktop Connection. I also need to run Lync 2013 on the Windows Server 2012 machine in order to communicate internally
with other members of the company.
My Understanding: In order to configure the remote desktop connection to my VM to use a specific NIC adapter I must first install the Remote desktop Session Host service. Then I should be able to configure the RDP-TCP connection to use a specific NIC adapter. However, when I install the Remote desktop Session Host Service and I try and run Lync 2013 I receive an message stating that because I'm running Remote Desktop Services on this server I need to purchase volume licensing for my Office 2013 product.
Question: Is there a way for me to configure my Windows Server 2012 R2 environment so that I can first specify a specific NIC adapter to use during my RDP session into my VM and also allow me not to have to purchase volume licensing for the Office 2013 product.
-=Duane=-