If your browser is not configured for Java A programming language, useful for internet and networking applications. The environment used for the Merkato Desktop The Merkato desktop is the first window that appears when the user begins to bring the Merkato buyer or seller agent to their desktop. It lets users specify which Merkato agent or agents they want to download to the desktop. Interface. version 1.3.1 you must download it before you can run a Desktop agent The program that interacts with the rest of Merkato on behalf of buyers and sellers. Buyers can acquire bandwidth The amount of data transmitted or received per unit of time. When we refer to acquiring or selling bandwidth, we mean the amount of information that can be sent over a connection at one time, at the allowed speed, without packet loss or excessive delay. Bandwidth is measured in bits-per-second. by configuring their agents to offer the price they are willing to pay for a range of available quantity, or use their agent to request a quote for a fixed-price bandwidth reservation. Sellers configure their agents with a quantity of bandwidth for sale and a minimum price they are willing to accept for that quantity.. You can allow Merkato to do this automatically, or you can download it directly from the link provided in the login page.
There are later versions of Java, but we do not recommend using them.
If your browser doesn’t have Java version 1.3.1, the first time you attempt to download a Desktop agent you are guided through the installation of the Java plug-in.
Reply “Yes” to all security permission requests.
If you encounter problems, you can download Java free from Sun Microsystems. The URL is:
http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/
Note: Currently, to get the plug-in, you must download the entire Java Run Time Environment, which is greater than 5 MB. Netscape version 6.1 for Windows appears to support the Merkato Java applications, but it is not fully tested for Merkato version 2.2.