Setup of remote fax printer

[Geoff]

I'm trying to setup a remote fax printer on a second XP
box to use the fax modem on the first. I dutifully follow
the instructions, but when I use \\machine1\fax to setup
the printer I'm prompted to supply the password for
account \\machine1\Guest. I have service pack 1 on both
machines and have tried with machine1's Guest account on
and off. I have tried keying a password and leaving blank,
but "Windows can not connect to the printer. Operation
could not be completed." is always the response. When the
fax was on a Windows 2000 box I was able to select a
different user and provide a password for the resource.
I'm logging on as an Administrator on both machines.
Any ideas?
Geoff

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

With what fax software? Neither Win 2K nor XP Fax support sharing.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Geoff" > wrote in message
...
> I'm trying to setup a remote fax printer on a second XP
> box to use the fax modem on the first. I dutifully follow
> the instructions, but when I use \\machine1\fax to setup
> the printer I'm prompted to supply the password for
> account \\machine1\Guest. I have service pack 1 on both
> machines and have tried with machine1's Guest account on
> and off. I have tried keying a password and leaving blank,
> but "Windows can not connect to the printer. Operation
> could not be completed." is always the response. When the
> fax was on a Windows 2000 box I was able to select a
> different user and provide a password for the resource.
> I'm logging on as an Administrator on both machines.
> Any ideas?
> Geoff

[Geoff Day]

In fax console help under topic Using Remote Fax Resources
in XP is a discussion of how to setup a remote fax
printer. While unsuccessful with Windows XP, 2K has
allowed a remote fax printer to be setup as it allows you
to enter a username and password pair to establish a
connection.
>-----Original Message-----
>With what fax software? Neither Win 2K nor XP Fax support
sharing.
>--
>Russ Valentine
>[MVP-Outlook]
>"Geoff" > wrote in message
...
>> I'm trying to setup a remote fax printer on a second XP
>> box to use the fax modem on the first. I dutifully
follow
>> the instructions, but when I use \\machine1\fax to setup
>> the printer I'm prompted to supply the password for
>> account \\machine1\Guest. I have service pack 1 on both
>> machines and have tried with machine1's Guest account on
>> and off. I have tried keying a password and leaving
blank,
>> but "Windows can not connect to the printer. Operation
>> could not be completed." is always the response. When
the
>> fax was on a Windows 2000 box I was able to select a
>> different user and provide a password for the resource.
>> I'm logging on as an Administrator on both machines.
>> Any ideas?
>> Geoff
>
>
>.
>

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Neither Win 2K Fax nor Win XP Fax can support sharing. Those instructions
are how to configure those programs as a client to a fax program that can
support sharing, such as SBS Server Fax.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Geoff Day" > wrote in message
...
> In fax console help under topic Using Remote Fax Resources
> in XP is a discussion of how to setup a remote fax
> printer. While unsuccessful with Windows XP, 2K has
> allowed a remote fax printer to be setup as it allows you
> to enter a username and password pair to establish a
> connection.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >With what fax software? Neither Win 2K nor XP Fax support
> sharing.
> >--
> >Russ Valentine
> >[MVP-Outlook]
> >"Geoff" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I'm trying to setup a remote fax printer on a second XP
> >> box to use the fax modem on the first. I dutifully
> follow
> >> the instructions, but when I use \\machine1\fax to setup
> >> the printer I'm prompted to supply the password for
> >> account \\machine1\Guest. I have service pack 1 on both
> >> machines and have tried with machine1's Guest account on
> >> and off. I have tried keying a password and leaving
> blank,
> >> but "Windows can not connect to the printer. Operation
> >> could not be completed." is always the response. When
> the
> >> fax was on a Windows 2000 box I was able to select a
> >> different user and provide a password for the resource.
> >> I'm logging on as an Administrator on both machines.
> >> Any ideas?
> >> Geoff
> >
> >
> >.
> >