[ale] Linux + Diskless boot + Wireless?

Jeff Layton jeffrey.b.layton at lmco.com
Tue Sep 23 09:37:22 EDT 2003


Christopher Fowler wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 08:35:54AM -0400, Robert L. Harris wrote:
> >
> >
> > A friend of mine hit me with an odd proposal.  He wants to take an old
> > laptop and boot it diskless (PXE) over a wireless connection.  Has
> > anyone does such a thing or even know if laptop/802.11b hardware is
> > likely to work in this kind of setup at all?
>
> Etherboot might be your only option.
>

Yep - and you'll have to find the correct ROMs for the
wireless cards. I haven't looked for wireless ROMS so
I'm not sure they're there. You'll also have to make sure
you're running DHCP v.3.

Good Luck! (Sounds like fun)

Jeff

-- 
Dr. Jeff Layton
Chart Monkey - Aerodynamics and CFD
Lockheed-Martin Aeronautical Company - Marietta




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