Fax software for Win XP?

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What is being said is that *YOU NEED A FAX MODEM* on a computer to
communicate with a standalone *FAX MACHINE*

A DSL modem will not work.
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You don't have to be a smartass about it. The question was, "Will WinFAX
Lite work on a DSL line?", not whether you need a fax modem.


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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974
 
You don't have to be a smartass about it. The question was, "Will
WinFAX
Lite work on a DSL line?", not whether you need a fax modem.
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And the answer is still no. You need a modem that support fax transmission

Read The FREAKING Manual to the FREAKING Software for once in your FREAKING
Life.
 
And the answer is still no. You need a modem that support fax
transmission

Read The FREAKING Manual to the FREAKING Software for once in your
FREAKING Life.
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The answer is not "no". The answer is "yes", Winfax will work on a DSL
line. The fact that you need a fax modem in addition to the DSL modem is
not in question. I never said that Winfax would work using a DSL modem.

You're obviously confusing what a DSL line is to what a DSL modem is, or
possibly you just don't know the ****in' difference.

Read the FREAKING question to which I gave an accurate answer. Zeesh!


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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974
 
You're obviously confusing what a DSL line is to what a DSL modem is, or
possibly you just don't know the ****in' difference.

Read the FREAKING question to which I gave an accurate answer. Zeesh!
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Gentlemen,

I really didn't want to start a TROLL like thread here.
I did get the answer to my question. If I want to use
Winfax, I will have to unplug my DSL Modem and plug
the line into the Fax/Modem on the 56K hookup. And
then use it as I would have done if I had bought the program
prior to getting DSL. I already had a Free Fax program but
had uninstalled it when I got DSL. I can buy WinFax Pro
for about $30 so I will do that when I get around to it.

Thanks for answering my question.

I appreciate the feedback, but I didn't chime in before this
because that one fellow sort of did come off like a USENET Nazi. :O)

DB
 
Gentlemen,

I really didn't want to start a TROLL like thread here.
I did get the answer to my question. If I want to use
Winfax, I will have to unplug my DSL Modem and plug
the line into the Fax/Modem on the 56K hookup. And
then use it as I would have done if I had bought the program
prior to getting DSL. I already had a Free Fax program but
had uninstalled it when I got DSL. I can buy WinFax Pro
for about $30 so I will do that when I get around to it.

Thanks for answering my question.

I appreciate the feedback, but I didn't chime in before this
because that one fellow sort of did come off like a USENET Nazi. :O)

DB
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Don, some DSL modems also have a jack for regular voice line. If yours
does, you do not need to disconnect the DSL modem. Simple connect the
phone line from the fax modem into this jack on the DSL modem.

Happy faxing!

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974
 
No need to do that, just tee it off your wall jack. One branch goes to the
DSL modem, the other to the fax modem. The DSL filter I have on the wall
jack contains a tee. Yours might have one too.
 
Gentlemen,

I really didn't want to start a TROLL like thread here.
I did get the answer to my question. If I want to use
Winfax, I will have to unplug my DSL Modem and plug
the line into the Fax/Modem on the 56K hookup. And
then use it as I would have done if I had bought the program
prior to getting DSL. I already had a Free Fax program but
had uninstalled it when I got DSL. I can buy WinFax Pro
for about $30 so I will do that when I get around to it.

Thanks for answering my question.

I appreciate the feedback, but I didn't chime in before this
because that one fellow sort of did come off like a USENET Nazi. :O)

DB
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Don
Keep in mind that you will need a Z-Blocker filter in the
line just like for your phone for a regular modem to work.
Otherwise the "noise" on the line will prevent the FAX/Modem
from working. The FAX/Modem will be connected to the phone
side of the Z-Blocker filter. Most Z-Blocker filter now
have a port for both the phone and the DSL modem so you do
not have to disconnect anything unless you already have a
phone in that port. In that case, you can use a splitter to
connect both the phone and the FAX/Modem which is what I do.

Now, about WinFAX; I have the latest version which I have
attempted to get working with WindowsXP Pro for several
weeks. The WinFAX Lite free edition has the same problem.
It will work just fine until it is time to hang up. It does
not hang for some reason on some modems on my machines. I
swapped a couple of modems and find that it works better
with some than others. I think the "noise" on the DSL line
is interpreted by either WinFAX or the modem as legitimate
line actrivity and it maintains the line open instead of
hanging up. Some of the modems appears to tolerate a noisy
line better than others. If anyone has a better theory, I
would sure like to hear it. I have the XP FAX applet
installed but, have not taken the time to play with it to
see what it's problems may be.

Good Luck
Lugnut
 
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