RE: Day wasted: Help needed please

[<lee@xxxxxxx>]

An .iso file is basically a data image with extra layout info, it's a
blueprint of how to build a exact CD, it's not just the info to go on the
CD. Under the file menu on Nero there is an option to 'Burn from ISO' (?)
use that to write the CD.

HTH
Lee.



> Okay assuming this ever gets to the list.....am I being stupid or
what?
>
> I have got the file downloaded but just burning it to a CD will not
> boot, I am trying to use Nero but do I need something else?
>
> You say it is an image(?) then should Nero recognise it as such, I
> tried to point Nero to it but it did not work.
>
> Sorry to be a pain but I do not understand what the .iso is?
>
> Thanks,
>
> B.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Helliwell [mailto:g0kao@xxxxxxx]
>> Sent: 01 March 2002 20:58
>> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Day wasted: Help needed please
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Brian G. Reynolds"
<brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>
>> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 10:39 PM
>> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Day wasted: Help needed please
>>
>>
>> > Thanks Paul, I almost got round tonight to start this....then
little
>> Sister
>> > rang....and after reading 260 emails......'nother day gone!
>>
>>     I know what you mean I am still trying to keep up with
>> difficulty. could
>> do with trying to setup outlook to show me the messages as threads
>> then i can prune the ones not interested in.
>>
>> >
>> > Thanks also to Alan Shields for the advise he posted,
ignorant of me
>> > not saying thanks earlier!
>> >
>> > If I may, I assume the CD is bootable? seems strange to me, I
do not
>> > recognise the extension.
>>
>>     The file extension is a standard for ISO format cd's which is
why
>>     you
>> now need to burn the image onto a cd using appropriate program.
>> Once the cd
>> is created it is bootable.
>>
>>
>> > What are the advantages/disadvantages of using this as
opposed to a
>> hardware
>> > firewall, apart from the cost? I just feel that I should be
doing
>> > things properly.
>>
>>     Hardware firewall in theory should be quicker but I am not
>> really aware
>> of any pure hardware ones because they all need some sort of
>> software to be
>> able to run so the idea of using smoothwall should be fine and as
its
>> linux
>> based it should also be quite robust, mines been running for 21
days
>> now without problem apart from the vagaries of connection ability
to
>> bt anytime!!
>>
>>     Cisco make a dedicated firewall box but it is a case of the
>>     traffic
>> being hardware switched after the software has looked at it to see
if
>> its valid. A bit over simplified but should explain ok.
>>
>>
>> Regards Paul
>>
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > B.
>> >
>> > > -----Original Message-----
>> > > From: Paul Helliwell [mailto:g0kao@xxxxxxx]
>> > > Sent: 28 February 2002 21:11
>> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Day wasted: Help needed please
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > First you need to create cd from image that you have
downloaded
>> > > using
>> easy
>> > > cd creator or something similar, then from the cd create
a
>> pair of boot
>> > > floppies. The second one is used for drivers and would
be required
>> > > if
>> you
>> > > install via network. Once the cd created there is some
info on but
>> > > I
>> think
>> > > main info is on web site.
>> > >
>> > > Warning -  - -  you will not be able to use pc for
anything else
>> > > so only put
>> > > a 250Mb disk in The info says that 100Mb would do but
better be
>> > > safe.
>> > >
>> > > boot pc from first floppy and follow prompts which are
reasonably
>> > > self explanatory..
>> > >
>> > > Shout if you need to
>> > >
>> > >     Regards Paul
>
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