[Sderby] NTL connections problems for Chris
Tony Martin
sderby at mailman.lug.org.uk
Fri Nov 22 11:35:04 2002
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Hi Chris, I'm very much a newbie, but might be able to help here. I have =
a set top ntl box which just connects via at 10mbit Ethernet link =
(Straight I think)
When I first installed SUSE 8 I spent about 2 or 3 hours hunting on the =
net for info on how to connect to NTL but could find nothing!
The reason, I found nothing was when I powered up the machine, opened a =
web browser, it came up with the NTL logon page! You just need to set =
your network card for DHCP, reboot, and then you create an "account" =
following the NTL instructions. When finished you have to close your =
machine, take off power from your set top box for a minimum (a real =
minimum) of 30 seconds. Plug in set top box, wait until middle light has =
turned steady, reboot machine, and hey presto NTL broadband.
A couple of warnings though.
1 NTL registration servers are up and down like a yoyo. (As are NTL news =
servers)
2 You may need several attempts. If in doubt, do a re-boot as above.
3. If you change your network card or put on another machine it will ask =
you to go through the registration again because it works on MAC =
addresses (Unique hardcoded number on network card)
The pop is pop.ntlworld.com
smtp is smtp.ntlworld.com
and news is news.cable.ntlworld.com (not reliable at all)
Your account name is the bit before the @ symbol.
Let me know if this helps, and have fun
Tony
P.S. I sent a reply yesterday, but it got zapped by the lists spam =
filter so I have resent this today
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Chris Church=20
To: S Derbys LUGS=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 10:53 PM
Subject: [Sderby] Hello to All from new member Chris with ntl Cable =
Modem prob
Hi Linux peeps - new member Chris here. I've been running MD 8.2 =
since around April. It's the first distribution that worked 'out of the =
box' for me, but (shock!, horror!) I've had to go back to Windoze due to =
this cable modem. Inevitably, ntl supports Windoze, so it's made to run =
as part of the install. When I switch to MadDuck, though, it recognises =
the modem as a usb modem, but requests drivers. That's great - there are =
none anywhere!! Nothing on the mfrs website (it's an Ambit 351000, =
badged as an ntl:home 100), nor from ntl. Prodigious websearches have =
produced nothing. Dear ol' ntl have taken down my dial-up account , so =
I have no net access in MD :-(
Has anyone succeeded in getting this modem running in a Red Hat based =
distro? If so, a few pointers would be really appreciated. Thanks in =
anticipation
Chris
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Chris, I'm very much a newbie, but =
might be able=20
to help here. I have a set top ntl box which just connects via at 10mbit =
Ethernet link (Straight I think)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I first installed SUSE 8 I spent =
about 2 or 3=20
hours hunting on the net for info on how to connect to NTL but could =
find=20
nothing!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The reason, I found nothing was =
when I powered=20
up the machine, opened a web browser, it came up with the NTL logon =
page! You=20
just need to set your network card for DHCP, reboot, and then =
you=20
create an "account" following the NTL instructions. When finished you =
have to=20
close your machine, take off power from your set top box for a minimum =
(a real=20
minimum) of 30 seconds. Plug in set top box, wait until middle light has =
turned=20
steady, reboot machine, and hey presto NTL broadband.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A couple of warnings =
though.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1 NTL registration servers are up and =
down like a=20
yoyo. (As are NTL news servers)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2 You may need several attempts. If in =
doubt, do a=20
re-boot as above.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3. If you change your network card or =
put on=20
another machine it will ask you to go through the registration again =
because it=20
works on MAC addresses (Unique hardcoded number on network =
card)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The pop is =
pop.ntlworld.com</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>smtp is smtp.ntlworld.com</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and news is news.cable.ntlworld.com =
(not reliable=20
at all)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Your account name is the bit before the =
@=20
symbol.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let me know if this helps, and have=20
fun</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Tony</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>P.S. I sent a reply yesterday, but it got zapped by the lists spam =
filter=20
so I have resent this today</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV=20
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dchrisc01@ntlworld.com =
href=3D"mailto:chrisc01@ntlworld.com">Chris=20
Church</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dsderby@mailman.lug.org.uk=20
href=3D"mailto:sderby@mailman.lug.org.uk">S Derbys LUGS</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 20, =
2002 10:53=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Sderby] Hello to All =
from new=20
member Chris with ntl Cable Modem prob</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Linux peeps - new member Chris =
here. =20
I've been running MD 8.2 since around April. It's the first =
distribution=20
that worked 'out of the box' for me, but (shock!, horror!) I've had to =
go back=20
to Windoze due to this cable modem. Inevitably, ntl supports =
Windoze, so=20
it's made to run as part of the install. When I switch to =
MadDuck,=20
though, it recognises the modem as a usb modem, but requests=20
drivers. That's great - there are none anywhere!! Nothing =
on the=20
mfrs website (it's an Ambit 351000, badged as an ntl:home 100), nor =
from=20
ntl. Prodigious websearches have produced nothing. Dear =
ol' ntl=20
have taken down my dial-up account , so I have no net access in MD=20
:-(</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Has anyone succeeded in getting this =
modem=20
running in a Red Hat based distro? If so, a few pointers =
would be=20
really appreciated. Thanks in anticipation</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Chris</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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