Help with java in firefox

[Paul E Condon <pecondon@mesanetworks.net>]

I thought I had java in firefox because I checked the enable java
box in preferences, but apparently not. I can't get a video loop
from NOAA to work, and the error message says I need a plugin for
'application/x-java-vm'. I tried to install plugin according to
instructions from the program firefox, but did not work. Is there
a .deb package that I can install? Is there an alternative way to
display video loops from NOAA web site?

I'm running Sarge on i686 box.

TIA

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Paul E Condon           
pecondon@mesanetworks.net