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Any Bootable Wireless NICs ?

Posted by timothy on from the intriguing-query dept.

ReidMaynard asks: "Recently I've been playing with the idea of a wireless netboot system...however, I would like not to use a floppy to boot from. I understand that if a NIC card has a EPROM socket, I can flash an EPROM and stick it in the NIC to do a netboot ... but I cannot seem to locate any wireless cards (or more exactly) any pcmcia-to-PCI adaptors which have a EPROM socket ... does anyone know of such an animal ... or a PCMCIA card which has a built-in programmable area (unlikely) ...?" This is one of those things that sounds really obvious once it's been spoken, but I'd never thought about this before. Sure would have been nice in certain office environments I've been in.

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  1. it's been done before by matrix0040 · · Score: 2, Offtopic

    here's what i found on the net here

    1) "Eagle": has RG45, BNC plug and D-15 socket on it.
    Main chip: advanced micro devices AM79C960KG (1992)
    Card part number: 60-E2100C-2 Date: 94/08 Distrib : IPEX
    EPROM is a National Semiconductor NM27C256Q (already on-board)

    2) "Novell, Inc 1990"
    Has a D-15 and BNC plug on it.
    Main Chip: Advanced Micro Devices AM7990JC/80 (1985)
    Card part Number : BD #738-000209-001 RevC Assy. #810-000209-001 RevF
    Required EPROM is a 27256. I have a 27C512 off an old 486 motherboard.

  2. Some boot rom capable cards by apmathur · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    here are some of the cards that've boot rom capability

    Kingston 10/100

    Kti 10/100