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    Would this set up work with Intel vPro

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      newbieadmin
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      I am setting up pfSense on a spare Dell Optiplex 980 desktop that I had lying around. It has the full vPro capabilities, which means KVM over IP.

      This is how it is set up right now:
      Intel gigabit PCI card: Internet
      Intel gigabit PCIe card: LAN to switch
      Intel gigabit onboard (vPro port): nothing

      Can I hook up the Intel gigabit onboard (vPro port) onto the switch and have it work (just get IP address for mgmt and nothing else)? Would it cause a loop and crash the switch/network?

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        SeventhSon
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        @newbieadmin:

        Can I hook up the Intel gigabit onboard (vPro port) onto the switch and have it work (just get IP address for mgmt and nothing else)? Would it cause a loop and crash the switch/network?

        These ports aren't switches so they won't introduce a switching loop, unless you put 2 interfaces in a bridge without STP running.

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          dreamslacker
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          @newbieadmin:

          Can I hook up the Intel gigabit onboard (vPro port) onto the switch and have it work (just get IP address for mgmt and nothing else)? Would it cause a loop and crash the switch/network?

          Yes, you can connect it to the switch and get an address via DHCP.  I do recommend setting a static IP in the BIOS for it though.  Allows you to monitor the entire boot process over IP (internally) and before the router boots.

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