Re: W2K Server Faxing stops

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From: Raghavendra R [MSFT] (raghavr_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:51:26 +0530

Look at the following articles and see if they are of any help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;235003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810490

Let us know if you still have the problem. 

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"Bruce R" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> On a W2K server box with all the latest patches and SP I
> have 2 modems for faxing about 200-300 invoices nightly.
>
> Sometimes faxing stops, MMC shows both devices available,
> fax service is still running and nothing in the event
> log.  Doing a restart on the service resumes faxing.
>
> Other times a message box saying a modem is unplugged
> appears and event ID's 8226, 8225 and an occasional 8218
> are tied to it.  Again just restarting the service sets
> things normal and faxing resumes.
>
> The ID 8218 is about a failed incoming fax.  We use the
> faxes for outgoing only but the fax service would not use
> both devices or even one reliably unless we set both to
> recieve.  We tried different modems, serial and USB, have
> all the latest drivers but it keeps stopping.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions?  This was originally on a
> high availability W2K Advanced Server box with USB modems
> and fail over capability but moved it to this box just
> tinkering to get things working.
>
> Thx
> Bruce R.
> Five-M Software

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