A disk management server ("DMS"), to manage a remote storage device; a
wireless communication network; and a mobile computer create a system for
secure remote booting of a mobile computer's operating system. To
facilitate access to remote boot code, a multiple connection disk
management server utilizes a trusted connection to negotiate
communication security and an untrusted connection for transferring data
once communication security has been established. The trusted connection
is established through a physically securable interface, such as a wired
network or line-of-site wireless network, e.g., infrared. Successful
negotiation of communication security produces a security key that can be
utilized to secure information exchange over the untrusted network. The
untrusted connection may utilize any standard wireless communication
protocol such as IEEE 802.11b.