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| //**Note:** the contents of this page rely on some features that are not yet present in mainline gPXE, but hopefully they should be there soon.// | //**Note:** the contents of this page rely on some features that are not yet present in mainline gPXE, but hopefully they should be there soon.// | ||
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| + | For the curious, some [[:wirelessboot:implementation|implementation details]] are available. | ||
| ===== Supported hardware ===== | ===== Supported hardware ===== | ||
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| Unlike DHCP on a wired network, connecting to wireless requires that some settings be provided before any network services can be accessed at all. Specifically, you need to specify the SSID and encryption key (as above) before you can run DHCP. These are set per network device, and have the gPXE setting names ''net//X///ssid'' and ''net//X///key'' respectively, where ''//X//'' is the number of your network device. | Unlike DHCP on a wired network, connecting to wireless requires that some settings be provided before any network services can be accessed at all. Specifically, you need to specify the SSID and encryption key (as above) before you can run DHCP. These are set per network device, and have the gPXE setting names ''net//X///ssid'' and ''net//X///key'' respectively, where ''//X//'' is the number of your network device. | ||
| - | Currently no wireless NIC has support for gPXE's NVRAM settings support, but if you have a wired NIC with such support you may be able to use the ''config'' command at the gPXE prompt to set the settings permanently. Otherwise, you'll need to create a small gPXE script and embed it. For example, put this in a file named ''wireless_settings.gpxe'': | + | Currently no wireless NIC has support for gPXE's NVRAM settings support, but if you have a wired NIC with such support you may be able to use the ''config'' command at the gPXE prompt to set the settings permanently. Otherwise, you'll need to create a small gPXE script and embed it. For example, put this in a file named ''wireless.gpxe'': |
| #!gpxe | #!gpxe | ||
| set net0/ssid mynetwork | set net0/ssid mynetwork | ||
| set net0/key seeecret | set net0/key seeecret | ||
| autoboot | autoboot | ||
| - | Compile gPXE with ''EMBEDDED_IMAGE=wireless_settings.gpxe'' on your ''make'' command line, and boot it; it should boot off the wireless network automatically. | + | Compile gPXE with ''EMBEDDED_IMAGE=wireless.gpxe'' on your ''make'' command line, and boot it; it should boot off the wireless network automatically. |
| Congratulations on successfully booting gPXE over wireless! | Congratulations on successfully booting gPXE over wireless! | ||
