Re: win xp fax with dsl?
- From: "Phil Weldon" <not.disclosed@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 00:12:26 GMT
'rb' wrote, in part:
| I think this answers the phone line question and says the fax modem needs
to
| connect to a non-DSL line.
No, the fax/modem does NOT have to connect to a non DSL line. There must
however, be a low pass filter between the DSL service and any phone, fax, or
fax/modem. Most existing structures to which DSL service is added use a low
pass filter at each phone jack EXCEPT for the jack to which the DSL modem
connects. SOME DSL installations use a low pass filter at the telephone
system point-of-presence (the location in the structure where the external
telephone network hands the signal over to the internal wiring) and run a
new telephone twisted pair cable to a jack for the exclusive use of the DSL
modem. This after construction additional wiring is more expensive and less
flexible, and so is rarely used. A new structure wired for DSL from the
start could have multiple twisted pairs connected to each phone jack and one
of those twisted pairs would be for DSL only. The additional wiring is more
expensive and less flexible, and so is rarely used.
Example:
You have DSL service.
It is not a 'Bare DSL' service (the line has a telephone number associated,
and is connected to the phone network.)
You have one phone jack in the wall at your computer/DSL modem location.
You add a fax/modem to your computer.
You plug a one into two splitter in the wall jack.
You plug a low pass filter (Z-Blocker/DSL Filter) into one of the splitter
outputs, then connect from the output of the low pass filter to the
fax/modem IN jack. The low pass filter blocks the DSL signal to eliminate
interference with the operation of a phone or fax.
You connect the other splitter output into the DSL modem.
Your computer continues to connect to your ISP via DSL.
The fax/modem will allow the computer to act as a fax AND, if you wish,
allow dial-up ISP connectivity (if, say, DSL connectivity is lost.)
If you already have a phone at the computer/DSL modem location, then you
might want to use either a second splitter (only one low pass filter is
needed) or connect the phone to the fax/modem OUT jack. Be aware that you
can not use any phone on the same line (any phone with the same telephone
number) while the fax/modem is in use, and that you should set up the fax
modem options that handle things like call waiting.
Phil Weldon
"rb" <rbig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| }}} If you can't afford the one-time cost of $10 for a fax modem, you
| cannot
| afford the computer you are using. {{{
|
|
| Assume I've got the fax modem you mention. Does it need a separate phone
| line?
|
| }}} Although DSL uses a phone line, it is one that is permanently
| connected to the internet, not to the dial-up network. You can't use
| it (at least not the DSL portion of the line, which is what is
| connected to your computer) to dial a telephone number. {{{
|
| I think this answers the phone line question and says the fax modem needs
to
| connect to a non-DSL line.
|
|
.
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