Disconnect from broadband to send fax in XP

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Evi

This may be the wrong newsgroup but it may concern the Admin account thing
in XP.

How does someone with a user account disconnect from broadband so that he
can send a fax. The fax program is all set up but can't dial out because the
modem is in use. I assume it has to be done in the admin account. In dialup
accounts and other versions of windows there is a flashing icon on the
system tray which can be right clicked.

Evi
 
Hi,

There is no reason you should have to disconnect, they are totally different
things. A broadband (cable/DSL) modem cannot be used for faxing any more
than a fax modem can be used for a broadband connection.

If there is a fax modem installed, and it is listed as busy, then some other
program is trying to access it. Check for dialer programs.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
 
Are you talking about DSL or cable?

With cable, it's not possible to fax, you need a standard telephone
connection.
 
johnf said:
Are you talking about DSL or cable?

With cable, it's not possible to fax, you need a standard telephone
connection.
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I have cable (Comcast) and I send faxes all the time. Just plug a telephone
line into your computer whenever you wish to send or receive a fax.

Hound Dog
 
Hound Dog said:
I have cable (Comcast) and I send faxes all the time. Just plug a telephone
line into your computer whenever you wish to send or receive a fax.

Hound Dog
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I think you've cracked it. I never thought of that!
Thanks
Evi
 
Evi said:
How does someone with a user account disconnect from broadband so
that he can send a fax. The fax program is all set up but can't dial
out because the modem is in use. I assume it has to be done in the
admin account. In dialup accounts and other versions of windows there
is a flashing icon on the system tray which can be right clicked.
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If you really are using broadband, then you most likely have your
Ethernet jack (the wide fat one) plugged into a modem from your cable or
telephone company.

You may have another narrower jack on your computer that you can plug
into a standard telephone line and your fax will use that, independently
of your broadband connection.

If your "broadband" uses the narrow jack, you don't have broadband, no
matter what your service provider (NetZero/Juno?) told you.
 
Kent W. England said:
If you really are using broadband, then you most likely have your
Ethernet jack (the wide fat one) plugged into a modem from your cable or
telephone company.

You may have another narrower jack on your computer that you can plug
into a standard telephone line and your fax will use that, independently
of your broadband connection.

If your "broadband" uses the narrow jack, you don't have broadband, no
matter what your service provider (NetZero/Juno?) told you.
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Thanks Kent, that makes it very clear to me.
Evi
 
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