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setup a Raspberry Pi as an PXE-Server
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Use wifi (wlan0) with pxe in setup script (p1-setup) #39

Closed TinyRobby closed 2 years ago

TinyRobby commented 2 years ago

so all I really want to know is can you do it

beta-tester commented 2 years ago

you mean you want to PXE/netboot a computer by using only wifi instead of ethernet cable?

no, not with stock BIOS/firmware.

technically it could be possible. the BIOS/firmware would require, the knowledge of ssid and its credentials of the access point to get access to the network over wifi. i don't know any BIOS that supports that kind of PXE/netboot. maybe there is a special modified BIOS/firmware available somewhere that has the possibility,

TinyRobby commented 2 years ago

What I mean is when I start the setup script it dosen't continue because there is no ethernet cable connected

beta-tester commented 2 years ago

oh, sorry, that you mean. this is a case i have not on my radar. does it make sense to install the script to a RPi without an ethernet cable connected, when the PXE/netboot over wifi isn't supported? even when you change the eth variables to wlan, the script will leave the system setup to the wrong interface and ip address, that you have to correct by hand manually.

TinyRobby commented 2 years ago

I just wanted to know because my router isn't close enough to my desk for me to plug in an ethernet cable. I think I might just move my pi closer.