XP Home - Fax

[Peter]

I cannot get the fax to work in XP. I have a D-Link
broadband modem however the configuration wizard cannot
seem to locate it. Wizard picks up my internal 52k modem
which is not connected to a phone line.
Can the fax be used in conjunction with a broadband
access/setup?
Regards
Peter

[Amethyst]

Peter wrote:
> I cannot get the fax to work in XP. I have a D-Link
> broadband modem however the configuration wizard cannot
> seem to locate it. Wizard picks up my internal 52k modem
> which is not connected to a phone line.
> Can the fax be used in conjunction with a broadband
> access/setup?
> Regards
> Peter

Of course it can't! A broadband 'modem' isn't a modem - it's an external NIC
(Network Interface Connector) to a WAN (Wide Area Network). It cannot
recognise the tone pulses required to send a fax. You will have to connect
your 56K to a phone line - or sign up for a subscription service such as
eFax.

You don't dial a number when you connect to the net, do you? That should be
a huge clue as to the purpose of a DSL connection.

My burglar alarm's connected to my phone line - can I use it to order pizza?


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[Amethyst]

Peter wrote:
> I cannot get the fax to work in XP. I have a D-Link
> broadband modem however the configuration wizard cannot
> seem to locate it. Wizard picks up my internal 52k modem
> which is not connected to a phone line.
> Can the fax be used in conjunction with a broadband
> access/setup?
> Regards
> Peter

Of course it can't! A broadband 'modem' isn't a modem - it's an external NIC
(Network Interface Connector) to a WAN (Wide Area Network). It cannot
recognise the tone pulses required to send a fax. You will have to connect
your 56K to a phone line - or sign up for a subscription service such as
eFax.

You don't dial a number when you connect to the net, do you? That should be
a huge clue as to the purpose of a DSL connection.

My burglar alarm's connected to my phone line - can I use it to order pizza?


--
Cassandra
Card carrying member of the Fresh Start Club 'The Undead Are People Too!'

Reply address is fake. Please send all praise, abuse, insults, bequests
of £1million to cassandra (at) craigy34 (dot) freeserve (dot) co (dot)
uk. Change the obvious to the obvious.
Private requests for assistance will not be acknowledged. Please post all
correspondence to the group so that all may benefit. Thank you.