Re: Alternative hardware solution to Brooktrout Fax boards?
From: Dustin Trapani (anon_at_napster.com)
Date: 01/13/05
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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:40:30 -0500
oops.. I meant to start a new topic.
"Dustin Trapani" <anon@napster.com> wrote in message
news:%23mQQhWY%23EHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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
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>> 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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