Can I use my LAN connection for the XP Fax Service

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Could you please tell me if I can send faxes in XP using my DSL local area
network connection. In other words do I need to select my 56k modem for the
fax device when configuring the fax service or can I opt to use my LAN
connection instead. I'm running a workgroup LAN and have a DSL connection to
the internet. If it is possible, could you please let me know or how to set
it up.

Thanks
 
Martin

Use your 56k modem.. cable it through a filter to your telephone line.. when
setting up fax, your fax number is your home phone (obviously)
 
Many users don't realize that faxing is a function that can only use analog
phone lines and analog fax modems. Accordingly, no fax software will
function with cable modems or DSL lines. With some DSL connections you can
obtain a DSL line filter suitable for connecting a standard analog voice
line to the DSL line and can then connect an analog fax modem to that line.
 
There are third-party programs that convert faxes to e-mail and devices (HP
Digital Document Sender) that convert documents to Adobe .PDF files, so fax
to fax is rapidly becoming an outdated concept.


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government organization, DoD contractor.


Russ Valentine said:
Many users don't realize that faxing is a function that can only use analog
phone lines and analog fax modems. Accordingly, no fax software will
function with cable modems or DSL lines. With some DSL connections you can
obtain a DSL line filter suitable for connecting a standard analog voice
line to the DSL line and can then connect an analog fax modem to that line.


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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Martin Healy said:
Could you please tell me if I can send faxes in XP using my DSL local area
network connection. In other words do I need to select my 56k modem for
the
fax device when configuring the fax service or can I opt to use my LAN
connection instead. I'm running a workgroup LAN and have a DSL connection
to
the internet. If it is possible, could you please let me know or how to
set
it up.

Thanks
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That's what they said 10 years ago. They were as wrong then as you are now.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dennis C. Jr., Virginia Beach, VA"
There are third-party programs that convert faxes to e-mail and devices
(HP
Digital Document Sender) that convert documents to Adobe .PDF files, so
fax
to fax is rapidly becoming an outdated concept.


--
DISCLAIMER: My opinions and comments are mine alone and do not represent
any other person or organization, living or dead. This includes any
government organization, DoD contractor.


Russ Valentine said:
Many users don't realize that faxing is a function that can only use
analog
phone lines and analog fax modems. Accordingly, no fax software will
function with cable modems or DSL lines. With some DSL connections you
can
obtain a DSL line filter suitable for connecting a standard analog voice
line to the DSL line and can then connect an analog fax modem to that
line.


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Martin Healy said:
Could you please tell me if I can send faxes in XP using my DSL local
area
network connection. In other words do I need to select my 56k modem
for
the
fax device when configuring the fax service or can I opt to use my LAN
connection instead. I'm running a workgroup LAN and have a DSL
connection
to
the internet. If it is possible, could you please let me know or how
to
set
it up.

Thanks
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Amen! One little example of this is our newsroom production system produced
by the good folks at Associated Press. We normally get newswire feeds from
AP via satellite delivery, a methodology subject to things like rain fade.
When this happens, AP reverts to sending (you guessed it...) FAXES. The
latest revision of this system includes a Fax module so these Faxes can be
sent directly to the newsroom servers. I really don't see Faxing going away
any time soon...

Hal
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Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

Russ Valentine said:
That's what they said 10 years ago. They were as wrong then as you are now.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Dennis C. Jr., Virginia Beach, VA"
There are third-party programs that convert faxes to e-mail and devices
(HP
Digital Document Sender) that convert documents to Adobe .PDF files, so
fax
to fax is rapidly becoming an outdated concept.


--
DISCLAIMER: My opinions and comments are mine alone and do not represent
any other person or organization, living or dead. This includes any
government organization, DoD contractor.


Russ Valentine said:
Many users don't realize that faxing is a function that can only use
analog
phone lines and analog fax modems. Accordingly, no fax software will
function with cable modems or DSL lines. With some DSL connections you
can
obtain a DSL line filter suitable for connecting a standard analog voice
line to the DSL line and can then connect an analog fax modem to that
line.


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Could you please tell me if I can send faxes in XP using my DSL local
area
network connection. In other words do I need to select my 56k modem
for
the
fax device when configuring the fax service or can I opt to use my LAN
connection instead. I'm running a workgroup LAN and have a DSL
connection
to
the internet. If it is possible, could you please let me know or how
to
set
it up.

Thanks
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