Kingston Communications Service Information
Karoo Business Support: 08451 200063
Karoo Residential Support: 01482 606101
Telephone Numbers:
Karoo Broadband: 150
Karoo AnyTime: 08440 464000
Karoo HomeTime: 08440 464100
Karoo FreeTime: 08440 464200
Karoo Pay As You Go: 08440 969696
Karoo Standard: 0845 3210000
Karoo Outside Hull: 0845 1281514
DNS Servers:
primary 212.50.160.100
secondary 213.249.160.100
(secondary usually more reliable!)
Alternate servers without redirect:
212.50.160.38
213.249.130.101
Your username/login name:
This will have been given to you when you signed up for your broadband or dialup account.
For Max, Lite, Mid or Pro customers this will be: username@karoo
For BB500, 1000, 2000 and 3000 customers this will just be: username
For Dial up customers this will just be: username
Your password:
This will be also be given when you sign up for your account. It is usually 16 characters long unless you have specified otherwise. This is also the password for your email account.
Email account name:
username@username.karoo.co.uk
Your NNTP server:
usenet.karoo.co.uk
It does not require you to login.
Mail Servers:
pop.karoo.co.uk
smtp.karoo.co.uk
Proxy Server:
proxy.karoo.co.uk, Port=8080
Broadband Settings:
VPI=1
VCI=50
Encapsulation=RFC2364 PPPoATM
Modulation=G.dmt
Multiplexing=LLC or VC
Authentication=CHAP
FTP webspace settings:
Hostname: homepages.karoo.net
Username: Your Karoo internet username (without @karoo)
Password: Your Karoo internet password
Default router login details:
| Router | IP Address | Username | Password |
| 3Com | 192.168.1.1 | - | - |
| Belkin | 192.168.2.1 | admin | - |
| Billion | 192.168.1.254 | admin | admin |
| BT Voyager | 192.168.1.1 | admin | admin |
| D-Link | 192.168.1.1 | admin | admin |
| Dynamode | 192.168.1.1 | Admin | Admin |
| Edimax | 10.0.0.2 | admin | epicrouter |
| Etec | 192.168.1.1 | Admin | Admin |
| Linksys | 192.168.1.1 | admin | admin |
| Netgear | 192.168.0.1 | admin | password |
| Philips | 192.168.2.1 | - | - |
| Safecom | 10.0.0.2 | admin | epicrouter |
| Sitecom | 192.168.1.254 | admin | password |
| Solwise | 192.168.1.1 | admin | admin |
| Speedtouch | 10.0.0.138 | Administrator | - |
| U.S. Robotics | 192.168.1.1 | admin | admin |
| Vigor (Draytek) | 192.168.1.1 | - | - |
| Westel | 192.168.1.1 | User defined | User defined |
| Zoom | 10.0.0.2 | admin | zoomadsl |
| ZyXel | 192.168.1.1 | admin | 1234 |