Windows XP fax console

[Bill]

I have been using a separate phone line for my pc
connection and faxing using Fax Cosnole. I want to do
away with the second line and use my local
telephone "distinctive ring" capability [much cheaper
than 2nd phone line] to allow Windows fax console to
answer incoming faxes and not answer normal incoming
phone calls. Fax console setup only allows selection of
number of rings before answering, not selection of type
of distinctive ring [2 short rings, short-long-short,
etc.]. Is there a download that allows user to select
distinctive ring settings?

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No Operating system based on the NT kernel supports Distinctive Ring

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> I have been using a separate phone line for my pc
> connection and faxing using Fax Cosnole. I want to do
> away with the second line and use my local
> telephone "distinctive ring" capability [much cheaper
> than 2nd phone line] to allow Windows fax console to
> answer incoming faxes and not answer normal incoming
> phone calls. Fax console setup only allows selection of
> number of rings before answering, not selection of type
> of distinctive ring [2 short rings, short-long-short,
> etc.]. Is there a download that allows user to select
> distinctive ring settings?

[Hal Hostetler [MVP DTS]]

These third party hardware devices can provide a work-around to the lack of
Distinctive Ring support:

http://www.youcansave.com/switchboard.html
Emerson Switchboard
http://www.command-comm.com/phone_line_products.html
ComSwitch®

Hal
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"Bill" > wrote in message
...
> I have been using a separate phone line for my pc
> connection and faxing using Fax Cosnole. I want to do
> away with the second line and use my local
> telephone "distinctive ring" capability [much cheaper
> than 2nd phone line] to allow Windows fax console to
> answer incoming faxes and not answer normal incoming
> phone calls. Fax console setup only allows selection of
> number of rings before answering, not selection of type
> of distinctive ring [2 short rings, short-long-short,
> etc.]. Is there a download that allows user to select
> distinctive ring settings?

[Vibha Rathi [MSFT]]

Windows XP does not support distinctive rings by itself, but third party
solutions do exist.
Lots of detailed information on this is also available at :
http://www.modemsite.com/56k/dring.asp#ggviewer-offsite-nav-9122984

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Vibha Rathi
Microsoft Printing,Imaging and Fax Team

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"Hal Hostetler [MVP DTS]" > wrote in message
...
> These third party hardware devices can provide a work-around to the lack
of
> Distinctive Ring support:
>
> http://www.youcansave.com/switchboard.html
> Emerson Switchboard
> http://www.command-comm.com/phone_line_products.html
> ComSwitch®
>
> Hal
> --
> Hal Hostetler, CPBE --
> Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-DTS -- WA7BGX
> http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
> KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
> Got Blues? - www.badnewsbluesband.com
>
> "Bill" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have been using a separate phone line for my pc
> > connection and faxing using Fax Cosnole. I want to do
> > away with the second line and use my local
> > telephone "distinctive ring" capability [much cheaper
> > than 2nd phone line] to allow Windows fax console to
> > answer incoming faxes and not answer normal incoming
> > phone calls. Fax console setup only allows selection of
> > number of rings before answering, not selection of type
> > of distinctive ring [2 short rings, short-long-short,
> > etc.]. Is there a download that allows user to select
> > distinctive ring settings?
>
>