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How do I connect to NTLworld using Linux?

April 26, 2017Connect linux NTLworld

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How do I connect to NTLworld using Linux?

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Malcolm Beattie reports: Make a note of the serial number (printed on the cardboard CD cover underneath the CD itself) and the PIN (printed on the address label IIRC). Set up your PPP settings to dial into 0800 5190150 with username p1autoreg and (PAP) password 6661066 and have nameserver 194.168.4.100 nameserver 194.168.8.100 in your /etc/resolv.conf. Now dialin with those settings and use your (SSL aware and possibly Javascript too) browser to get the URL https://autoreg.autoregister.net/cgi/candy That will take you through accepting the T&Cs, entering your name, (NTL) phone number, serial number, PIN and a username and password of your choice. The final screen actually downloads a windows-y config file of some sort which includes server names: email user.name@ntlworld.com outgoing mail server smtp.ntlworld.com incoming mail server pop.ntlworld.com news news.ntlworld.com homepage homepage.ntlworld.com/user.name ftp upload.ntlworld.com It doesn’t matter that