Some fax printers are inaccessible

[edelman]

Hi

I have removed winfax and hope to use remote fax sharing using WIndows
XP pro on Dell systems. I have installed a fax printer on the host
and the remote fax printer on a client. However, the client does is
not able to access the remote fax printer.

The "Fax Printer Status" says that the printer is unavailable.

Can you please help me?

Thanks
Sid

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

So, what operating system is the "Host" computer running? Shared Fax
Services are only available from Small Business Server and Windows 2003
Server. If your Host machine is running Windows XP, the Fax service cannot
be shared.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

 

[edelman]

So, what operating system is the "Host" computer running? Shared Fax
Services are only available from Small Business Server and Windows 2003
Server. If your Host machine is running Windows XP, the Fax service cannot
be shared.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGXhttp://www.kvoa.com-- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' -www.badnewsbluesband.com

The host is running XP Pro.

 

[edelman]

The host is running XP Pro. Can you suggest a solution that will enable me to send faxes from one computer - and not tie up phone lines at people's desks? We are a group of 4 people -- and send out about 10 faxes each day.

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

There are a number of group Fax offerings listed here:

http://www.slipstick.com/addins/SERVICES/groupfax.htm
Group Fax Services

And information on Internet Faxing services here:

http://www.slipstick.com/addins/SERVICES/fax.asp
Internet Fax Services

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-Print/Imaging -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Still Cadillacin' - www.badnewsbluesband.com

me to send faxes from one computer - and not tie up phone lines at people's
desks? We are a group of 4 people -- and send out about 10 faxes each day.