Re: "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

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From: Kaz (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 05/02/04 

Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 08:41:02 -0700

Hi Russ

Yes the anolog phone line is a separate phone connection using the standard phone cable but the two pin version as I was told they are best for Pc's and have never possed as any problem in the past. The phone cable runs from the outlet that telstra installed using the standard phone line sockets, the ISDN runs from the same point but from the ISDN sockets so I have four sockets in all, 2 ordinary phone line sockets and two ISDN sockets. ISDN has been on for 6 months and since networking or setting up the access point the fax has always worked with out any problems. I dont plug my phone cables into the ISDN modem as it confuses the daylights out of it and it tends to run as a 56k modem if I do. I plug the phone line for the fax directly to the back of the PC (Internal Modem).
I think I just need to sort out if I did configure something durring setting the access point up that has caused the fax to stop, or from what I can see or understand from the error messages I receive is that its unable to locat the "Printer" when I do attempt to open the fax. I dont think it should be looking for a printer when I attempt to open the fax utility, so I am starting to think there is nothing wrong with the hardware, its more than likely something I did setting up, but I just dont know what to look for aside the obvious stuff that I have already checked out.
any way thanks again
Kaz