I work in the refurb division of an ewaste recycling company[0]. To prepare a machine for sale, the drive needs to be wiped, and (optionally) an OS loaded. Wiping happens in WipeOS[1], which loads when you PXE boot on the internal company network. To install an OS, I have a separate network on my desk that will load iVentoy[2] when PXE booted, where I can further boot from ISOs I have on my server, but I almost always install Linux Mint. With those 2 things, I can largely do my job without fumbling with and losing USB drives.
I have 2 16 port switches on my desk, with over a dozen ethernet cables plugged into each. The yellow cables will PXE boot WipeOS, and the black ones PXE boot iVentoy.
I work in the refurb division of an ewaste recycling company[0]. To prepare a machine for sale, the drive needs to be wiped, and (optionally) an OS loaded. Wiping happens in WipeOS[1], which loads when you PXE boot on the internal company network. To install an OS, I have a separate network on my desk that will load iVentoy[2] when PXE booted, where I can further boot from ISOs I have on my server, but I almost always install Linux Mint. With those 2 things, I can largely do my job without fumbling with and losing USB drives.
I have 2 16 port switches on my desk, with over a dozen ethernet cables plugged into each. The yellow cables will PXE boot WipeOS, and the black ones PXE boot iVentoy.
[0] https://www.ebay.com/str/evolutionecycling
[1] https://www.wipeos.com/
[2] https://www.iventoy.com/en/index.html