Quote Originally Posted by ncsuapex
Is it possible to boot Knoppix on a laptop ...
The simple answer is, maybe. If the laptop will boot Knoppix with a HDD and a CD-ROM and can use your wireless card, then it will probably boot without all those things. I would recommend booting Knoppix on the laptop you have in mind for this project and then start removing parts, starting with the HDD.

Quote Originally Posted by ncsuapex
In fact, I've booted a laptop into Knoppix that had no HDD, no battery, no floppy, no USB, and no CD-ROM using PXE and Knoppix's Terminal Server.
I would like to hear more about this, this could be useful in my project.

My "laptop" will not have HDD, no battery, no floppy. It does have USB and I had planned on using a CD-ROM, but If I could do it without a CD-ROM that might be better for me.
In my case I had two machines: one machine was the terminal service server, the other was the terminal service client. I configured the server to have all the requisite parts: dhcp service, a bootable image, and a few other things that escape me now. IIRC, the terminal service "wizard" in Knoppix walked me through this, but I may be mistaken. The client only had PXE, the Pre-eXecution Environment. IIUC, PXE sends out a request for an IP address and a kernel image. Once the client had an IP address and a kernel, it booted.

This sounds like an interesting project. I recommend that you create a wiki page (just create an account and you'll get your own page) and put your notes there. By having a wiki page others can see what you're doing and can help out.

Regards,
- Robert
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