Re: Fax configuration assistance required

Peter,

If I remember the time difference correctly it's some ungodly hour in the
morning where you are now, yes? And you were supposed to give me props for
having heard of the Hebrides my dear boy - will I have to launch into a
chorus of "Donald where's your trousers" to impress as a true afficionado of
all things related to the British Isles?

Seriously, I'm pretty sure that I was online while I successfully sent a
fax. Please remember that you are dealing with a Luddite here - I don't know
what a NIC is! I have two seperate modems, one built in to the computer (an
all purpose gizmo which I previously used for dialup - thank God my phone
company called me with a promotion for their DSL product!) and a seperate DSL
modem. My phone line from the wall (let's deal with incoming for a sec) is
split between the external modem which handles the DSL internet connection &
feeds my Gateway (that almost sounds obscene...lol) through an Ethernet
connection and another phone line which plugs in to the internal modem which
I now use just for faxing.

I'm sorry I can't visualize your setup (the last guy bragging about his zoom
was not talking about a modem - it was a camera lens...lol) but if you can
split the phone line so one feed is strictly DSL & one is the fax/phone line
you should be able to stay online - it does take a little filter gizmo for
the telephone is all. I suspect they have those in Great Britain (since
you're so close to Germany.....lol)

I'm not sure this exchange is helping anybody else - if you want to get in
touch directly you could always IM me @ darlene_stimson@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Dar



"Peter Sklodowski" wrote:


"Darlene" <Darlene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3374FCEB-7E57-4F7C-AF5E-C98778EA67EA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi again Peter,

The last time my mom was in England it cost her the equivalent of $4 for a
cup of tea in Harrod's - glad to hear that London hasn't gotten so big
that
you have to dial the area code for every call!

Oh no you do, you wouldn't get very far without it! There are two codes for
the capital, one for the central area and another for the suburbs. That's
how it was when I lived there from '01 to '04. London is growing year by
year, all the asylum seekers think the streets are paved with gold and flock
there hoping to get rich quick. LOL. They'll be waiting a looong time!

> Forgive my stupidity/insatiable curiousity but how is it that you have to
disconnect your Internet to send a Fax? Please bear in mind that I'm a
complete techno-peasant (when I studied computer programming Windows 3.1
was
brand new). Here in Toronto, Ontario, Canada we have these things called
splitters which allow two phone cables to feed into one phone jack. The
line
from my DSL modem feeds into one side and the line from my fax modem
(built
into my lovely rebuilt Gateway notebook that my mommy bought me) feeds
into
the other. I have to use a filter to plug a phone in to the other phone
jack
in my bedroom to filter out the noise from the DSL and/or fax connection.

Rebuilt Gateway notebook? Tell me about it!
Now you're teaching me something here (emphasis on you're), that's exactly
the setup I have here. My Zoom X5 all-in-one Modem, Gateway, Router,
Firewall and 4 Port Switch is connected to the Modem port on the DSL filter
and the telephone plugs into the Phone socket on the same filter. That then
plugs directly into the telephone wall socket. I was under the impression
that I had to disconnect from the Internet and utilize the empty Modem port
on the DSL filter by connecting my Zoom V.92 PCI FaxModem to it. That's how
I thought it worked! LOL.
Right I see how you've got your connection set-up, but does your method
work Darlene?

Are you perhaps living in the Outer Hebrides where these technological
advancements are not available?

HA! HA! Nice try!

Or is it that you just have the one port on
your homebuilt computer (I've got ports coming out the ying-yang - I've
got
an ethernet connection to my DSL modem which then runs a normal phone line
to
the aforementioned splitter).

My custom built rig's NIC connects via ethernet cable to the Zoom X5, which
has 3 more ethernet ports for a LAN and a USB port for another PC or Print
Server to connect to. (Nar-nar-na-na-nar! LOL) :-)

Your nosy Anglophile Luddite Canuck e-correspondent,

Dar

You're very welcome Darlene! Keep it coming, hey!

Peter

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