Hi !
With any USB-to-Ethernet dongle, I'm pretty sure it won't work, particularly with old ones.
But I've used with success a Realtek RTL8153 based dongle on recent PC. To do so :
- The PC must have the option to boot in UEFI PXE mode in the BIOS/UEFI firmware
- The PC must not have an integrated Ethernet interface.
Don't forget that Secure Boot must be deactivated ...
I don't know if I may post the brand and model with which I frequently have successfully booted in PXE mode, that's why I give just an indication about the chipset used.
P.S. : It is possible, too, to create an USB storage key with an iPXE image dedicated to boot on USB Ethernet adaptor, but I didn't have any success with it (USB storage and USB Ethernet are in conflict with this image, generally, the USB storage disappears when you boot the PXE image). That's why I tried with the ditto Realtek RTL8153 based adaptor.
With any USB-to-Ethernet dongle, I'm pretty sure it won't work, particularly with old ones.
But I've used with success a Realtek RTL8153 based dongle on recent PC. To do so :
- The PC must have the option to boot in UEFI PXE mode in the BIOS/UEFI firmware
- The PC must not have an integrated Ethernet interface.
Don't forget that Secure Boot must be deactivated ...
I don't know if I may post the brand and model with which I frequently have successfully booted in PXE mode, that's why I give just an indication about the chipset used.
P.S. : It is possible, too, to create an USB storage key with an iPXE image dedicated to boot on USB Ethernet adaptor, but I didn't have any success with it (USB storage and USB Ethernet are in conflict with this image, generally, the USB storage disappears when you boot the PXE image). That's why I tried with the ditto Realtek RTL8153 based adaptor.