Would this set up work with Intel vPro

[newbieadmin]

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?

[SeventhSon]

@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.

[dreamslacker]

@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.