About ed2k

[Ed Greshko]

Stephen Liu wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> FC5_64
> 
> Tried to download Knoppix5DVD on Firefox and it complained;
> 
> "Firefox doesn't know how to open this address, because the protocol
> (ed2k) isn't associated with any program"
> 
> How to fix it?  What is ed2k protocol?

Where are you trying to download knoppix from?  And, shouldn't a
question about knoppix actually go to a knoppix mailing list?

In any event....

ED2K is a protocol originally used by the P2P (Peer-to-Peer) client
eDonkey2000, which is where the name comes from. It is a server-client
based protocol, with the ability to exchange sources between clients.

Firefox isn't a P2P client...never heard of any plugins or anything of
the sort for it.

So, you may have to hunt around for a P2P client....

But, why not head over to http://www.knoppix.org/ and pick a mirror?

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