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As I know it is possible to boot up some bootable images (like Linux, Clonezilla, management applications and others) over a PXE (Preboot Execution Environment) server with an Ethernet device (802.3).
Can the same thing be done with an Ethernet WiFi (802.11) device? I tested with my notebook but my BIOS appears to not enable booting from WiFi devices. Is it possible with some specific WiFi cards and/or a specific BIOS?
I never heard of it, but its theoretically possible... – soandos – 2011-07-15T13:04:23.020
12One of the main challenges is going to be convincing the bios to activate the wireless NIC and getting it to join your WLAN, before broadcasting the "I'm ready to boot!" signal. I'm unaware of any bios that supports that kind of wireless NIC control. – Babu – 2011-07-15T13:29:31.110