Re: Fax configuration assistance required


Peter,

(and whoever else reads this)

I stumbled across a post in the section for "newbies" which is bang on point
here. Apparently one of our fellow users had a telephone installer muck up
their modem/DSL connection so one of the Microsoft experts explains how it
needs to be set up!

Here's the link:

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers&tid=d159ebef-1a0b-4ce0-a5db-eebc4ca8d74a&cat=en_US_d02fc761-3f6b-402c-82f6-ba1a8875c1a7&lang=en&cr=&sloc=en-us&m=1&p=1



(btw, sorry I rambled so much in my e-mail - I'm not always that verbose, I
promise...lol)


"Peter Sklodowski" wrote:


"Darlene" <Darlene@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:DA16DCE4-8C6F-48EF-AB9E-94DAD9995469@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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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)

Darlene, that's exactly the setup I've got. So to keep my DSL internet
connection and have the capability to send faxes concurrently I have to
disconnect the telephone from the Phone side of the splitter and then
connect the fax modem to this now empty Phone socket. If this works then it
solves several problems. I could receive faxes also because I previously
thought I had to connect my fax modem to the Modem socket on the DSL
filter/splitter thereby disconnecting from the internet. And the other
telephone in the house is connected via DSL filter to the external phone
line/wall socket therefore the telephone would be available as well. I think
this mirrors the setup at your place. Well this would solve everything,
please confirm that it does indeed work.
BTW, did you design your own fax cover *** or have you been sending
faxes without one? I'm pretty sure Micro$oft should have several that you
could choose from. They have the file extension .cov and so far I haven't
been able to find any. Can you help?

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

Hey Darlene, sorry but I don't have/use/need/want the hotmail IM client.
AT ALL. Drops all kinds of nasty stuff into your system. I have sent you
email to the above address though. ;-)
Take care,
Peter



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