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gnome-media package

'f' like in file

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I use Ubuntu 7.10 as an OS and, due to my ignorance upon many issues of the system, I have to ask for a specific direction
in order to install, via cd-rom, an executable file that will be the bridge between the computer and the wired router that I will connect to the computer itself or, better, to the computers. Please, don't give directions like 'you have to install .,-., (an
invented example) and go into the directory 9087654 (another invented example) when, guess, the main problem for
computers users might be right that: location... location and what is that for? If you wanna teach, be precise, exhaustive ( I
am teaching you how to teach! :-) and, by the way, wine didn't work out.

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HOST (hostt) said : 		#1

The wired router is produce by D-Link and the file is named DWizard100.exe.
When I inserted the cd-rom into the computer I got the notice that no application were suitable for running such a file and,
anyhow, my intuition would address me to solve the problem by pasting a few commands at the terminal... Am I right?
Please give a hand... this is one of the three issues I would like to get managed.

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midnightflash (midnightflash) said : 		#2

Ignore this CD at all. :-D
Just do it with the browser... f.e. Firefox.
Type
192.168.0.1
in the address-bar... (and enter ;-) )

The default login should be "admin" and the default passwd is an empty one e.g. for D-Link.

Just give it a try.

Greetings

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midnightflash (midnightflash) said : 		#3

And by the way... you really should upgrade your Ubuntu-version!!!
The support for 7.10 is going down about by now.

Greetings

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HOST (hostt) said : 		#4

I did:
192.168.0.1 in the address bar, followed by 'enter';
result:
the requested URL could not be retrieved.
I did it again for a few times from the browser 'firefox' and 'epiphany', but no luck, so far.
And, excuse me: why do you call upgrade 'the move' from 7.10 to 8.04.2, when, in my humble opinion, U710 is already
a fantastic OS? Why let it go when it can be maintained?

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Shane Fagan (shanepatrickfagan) said : 		#5

Because the software is updated to newer versions. They cant keep the versions going forever that would be unworkable there would be too many problems. We are 3 versions later and a lot of new software has been released in this year and a half, open office 3, a new version of gnome and lots more. Please update it may even fix your problem.

Hope that helps
Shane

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midnightflash (midnightflash) said : 		#6

OK... maybe i thought not basically enough though.

For the upgrade: 7.10 will not get any security-updates any more from now on. That should be reason enough. 8.04 is a LTS-version. As LTS it will get updates for 3 years instead of 1½ for the "normal" versions. So you would be bothered to upgrade until April 2011.

For the DLink: Before that browser-thing you have to connect the router and the PC via a lan-cable and turn the router on/plug the power supply in.

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