Re: Alternative hardware solution to Brooktrout Fax boards?

From: Dustin Trapani (anon_at_napster.com)
Date: 01/13/05 

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:36:40 -0500

Is it possible to open a port range? I've the need to open several ports,
inluding a list of 40 ports in a range, is there an easy way to do this or
must I do each one manually.

"Phil" <Phil@phil.com> wrote in message
news:up24LTO%23EHA.1392@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Yes, right now as a temporary solution I am running a trail of GFI
> Faxmaker. It works alright, but I'm not overly impressed with it.
> Actually, I was pretty happy with the way the Shared Fax worked. But as I
> said before, I am not interested in throwing another $700 at something
> that should already be working. The thing that irks me the most is that
> Brooktrout touts their cards as "Designed for Windows Server 2003" and
> specifically states that their cards are certified to use with the Shared
> Fax Service. I even spoke with a Brooktrout rep. prior to the purchase
> and was specifically told I would have no problems with the card.
>
> Phil
>
> "Cyberpunk" <kookeytalker@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1105560099.300591.316070@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>>I don't have an answer to your question, but I will say that I just
>> installed FaxMaker for an SBS customer of mine and was quite impressed
>> with it. Tech support was very good for the one issue (my fault) that
>> I had. My customer is currently using working, but unsupported modems,
>> and is considering a Brooktrout purchase.
>>
>> just my 2 cents.
>>
>>
>> Phil wrote:
>>> Does anyone know of a good alternative to Brooktrout fax boards? I
>> was
>>> previously running four USR Courier V.Everythings on my SBS. Since
>> these
>>> are data/fax modems there were a few major clients that were unable
>> to
>>> successfully fax to us due to incompatibility issues. I heard that
>>> Brooktrout boards were the way to go when it comes to a hardware
>> faxing
>>> solution to use in conjunction with the Microsoft Shared Fax Service.
>> Well
>>> I went that route and purchased a Brooktrout Trufax 200 board to
>> test. I
>>> had it up and running in no time and then the problems began...
>>>
>>> FOR THOSE WHO ARE CONSIDERING USING BROOKTROUT BOARDS HEED THIS:
>>> After speaking with Microsoft and Brooktrout tech support, it was
>> brought to
>>> my attention that there is an issue with the Brooktrout FSP. The
>> issue
>>> causes the fax service to lock up and stop picking up calls. This
>> behavior
>>> is usually indicated by one of the channels being stuck in
>> "Receiving" on
>>> page 1. The only way to "resolve" this issue is to reboot the server
>> - for
>>> us this is obviously not a viable solution. The tech I talked to at
>>> Brooktrout said that this issue has been going on for well over 6
>> months.
>>> He said it was present in the implementation of the 2000 Shared Fax.
>> This
>>> is obviously not an issue that they are concerned about resolving in
>> a
>>> reasonable amount of time. Their only other suggestion was to try
>> one of
>>> the other "LAN Faxing" applications which they do not have problems
>> with.
>>> This obviously incurs additional costs and seemingly forces us to
>> support
>>> their other business partners.
>>>
>>> So for those of you looking at Brooktrout as a possible solution to
>> use with
>>> the Shared Fax Service, you will probably want to look elsewhere like
>> I am
>>> unless you're willing to shell out hundreds of additional dollars to
>>> purchase another LAN faxing application like GFI Faxmaker or Zetafax.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a suggestion for a faxing hardware solution to use
>> in
>>> conjunction with Shared Fax other than Brooktrout or the USR Courier
>>> V.Everythings? I'd appreciate it.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Phil
>>
>
>

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