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  #16  
Old April 28th 04, 05:23 PM
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Do you or do you not have an analog fax modem attached to an analog phone
line?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kaz" wrote in message
...
Thanks Russ, but I cant even open this fax program any more, all I get are

error messages telling me that the printer has either lost its connection to
the server or that the name of the printer is incorrectly typed. I dont
know what I have done here, but I cant even find the fax program. I used
to be able to go into communications or open an icon from the desktop but in
the program list there is an fax listed but its empty, and when I try to
open from the desktop using the icon this is when I get the error messages.
I have also tried to unistall and reinstall several times but I dont even
think that is working properly as it doesnt reinstall the fax and if it does
its not installing it where it used to be and I cant locate it.

How ever, when I right click on the desktop fax icon, i can go to

properties, the detail box opens telling me there is a program there.
From the general tab I can access Advanced, I can access the Advanced

button from the short cut tab which does tell me that it has been selected
to run in a Separate memory space if that means anything, but that area of
this box is greyed out and cant be changed. I am wondering if some where
along the line while trying to configure the network access point through
the router that I may have selected something I shouldnt have, or used the
windows network wizard and chosen to share the original fax file that was
listed under my printer prior to understanding that XP Home does not have
that facility to share a fax.
If thats the cause or case i unfortunatley dont know how to undo this.

The modem seems fine and prior to setting up and only using the ISDN for a

stand alone connection things operated automatically. I didnt need to change
modems or do anything unusual to accept or send a fax on or off line, and I
also used the two chanels for the 128 speed connection that dropped back
when one of the lines was in use etc.
Boy!, this stuff has really got me bluffed, I thought i had done really

well setting that networking up the way it ended up needing to be done but
it looks like I blew it on the fax program LOL! I have obviously done
something to disrupt or upset things, but due to so many attempts and
different ways of going about the networking I have no idea where to start
looking or how to go about finding the problem let alone fixing it.

I went to device manager and found the Generic soft 56k I unistalled that

and reinstalled it, but when this was being done I was online while doing
this and it knocked
me offline and upset the ISDN connection that was already running. Not

sure if that is normal or acceptable but I ignored it and following this on
attempting to reconnect ISDN I was then confronted with error messages
telling me the port was being used by something else etc. I went through
the device manager settings and looked at both the ISDN and 56k's settings
but they didnt appear to be trying to connect to the same port, and there
where no conflicts, so I couldnt understand that either.
Anyway I shall soldier on as I am sure that eventially I will get to the

bottom of it all i just hope thats its before i start turning Grey or being
carted off to the funny farm.

Thanks again
Kaz



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  #17  
Old April 28th 04, 05:36 PM
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

Do you or do you not have an analog fax modem attached to an analog phone
line?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kaz" wrote in message
...
Thanks Russ, but I cant even open this fax program any more, all I get are

error messages telling me that the printer has either lost its connection to
the server or that the name of the printer is incorrectly typed. I dont
know what I have done here, but I cant even find the fax program. I used
to be able to go into communications or open an icon from the desktop but in
the program list there is an fax listed but its empty, and when I try to
open from the desktop using the icon this is when I get the error messages.
I have also tried to unistall and reinstall several times but I dont even
think that is working properly as it doesnt reinstall the fax and if it does
its not installing it where it used to be and I cant locate it.

How ever, when I right click on the desktop fax icon, i can go to

properties, the detail box opens telling me there is a program there.
From the general tab I can access Advanced, I can access the Advanced

button from the short cut tab which does tell me that it has been selected
to run in a Separate memory space if that means anything, but that area of
this box is greyed out and cant be changed. I am wondering if some where
along the line while trying to configure the network access point through
the router that I may have selected something I shouldnt have, or used the
windows network wizard and chosen to share the original fax file that was
listed under my printer prior to understanding that XP Home does not have
that facility to share a fax.
If thats the cause or case i unfortunatley dont know how to undo this.

The modem seems fine and prior to setting up and only using the ISDN for a

stand alone connection things operated automatically. I didnt need to change
modems or do anything unusual to accept or send a fax on or off line, and I
also used the two chanels for the 128 speed connection that dropped back
when one of the lines was in use etc.
Boy!, this stuff has really got me bluffed, I thought i had done really

well setting that networking up the way it ended up needing to be done but
it looks like I blew it on the fax program LOL! I have obviously done
something to disrupt or upset things, but due to so many attempts and
different ways of going about the networking I have no idea where to start
looking or how to go about finding the problem let alone fixing it.

I went to device manager and found the Generic soft 56k I unistalled that

and reinstalled it, but when this was being done I was online while doing
this and it knocked
me offline and upset the ISDN connection that was already running. Not

sure if that is normal or acceptable but I ignored it and following this on
attempting to reconnect ISDN I was then confronted with error messages
telling me the port was being used by something else etc. I went through
the device manager settings and looked at both the ISDN and 56k's settings
but they didnt appear to be trying to connect to the same port, and there
where no conflicts, so I couldnt understand that either.
Anyway I shall soldier on as I am sure that eventially I will get to the

bottom of it all i just hope thats its before i start turning Grey or being
carted off to the funny farm.

Thanks again
Kaz



  #18  
Old May 1st 04, 12:49 AM
Kaz
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Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager, the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate with the system. How ever it no
w bumps me offline if I do attempt to query it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem still connected to the a phon
e line. When I first connected with that 7 months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal mo
dem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz
  #19  
Old May 1st 04, 12:51 AM
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

I can think of no reason you shouldn't be able to use the same analog phone
line and analog fax modem with Win XP Fax as before you put in ISDN. But
there is no way for me to guess what else has changed on your system that
now prevents it. This is likely a hardware problem which we'd have no way of
solving from here. Is your analog phone line entirely separate from your
ISDN line?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kaz" wrote in message
...
Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to

check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a

phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set

up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is
this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone

companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs
to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard

phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager,
the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate
with the system. How ever it now bumps me offline if I do attempt to query
it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN
before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is

really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the
Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to

working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things

go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant
for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem
still connected to the a phone line. When I first connected with that 7
months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to
use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug
directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal modem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and

managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by
the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz



  #20  
Old May 1st 04, 01:28 AM
Kaz
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Posts: n/a
Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager, the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate with the system. How ever it no
w bumps me offline if I do attempt to query it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem still connected to the a phon
e line. When I first connected with that 7 months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal mo
dem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz
  #21  
Old May 1st 04, 01:30 AM
Kaz
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Posts: n/a
Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager, the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate with the system. How ever it no
w bumps me offline if I do attempt to query it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem still connected to the a phon
e line. When I first connected with that 7 months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal mo
dem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz
  #22  
Old May 1st 04, 01:32 AM
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

I can think of no reason you shouldn't be able to use the same analog phone
line and analog fax modem with Win XP Fax as before you put in ISDN. But
there is no way for me to guess what else has changed on your system that
now prevents it. This is likely a hardware problem which we'd have no way of
solving from here. Is your analog phone line entirely separate from your
ISDN line?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kaz" wrote in message
...
Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to

check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a

phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set

up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is
this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone

companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs
to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard

phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager,
the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate
with the system. How ever it now bumps me offline if I do attempt to query
it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN
before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is

really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the
Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to

working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things

go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant
for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem
still connected to the a phone line. When I first connected with that 7
months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to
use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug
directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal modem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and

managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by
the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz



  #23  
Old May 1st 04, 01:34 AM
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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Posts: n/a
Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

I can think of no reason you shouldn't be able to use the same analog phone
line and analog fax modem with Win XP Fax as before you put in ISDN. But
there is no way for me to guess what else has changed on your system that
now prevents it. This is likely a hardware problem which we'd have no way of
solving from here. Is your analog phone line entirely separate from your
ISDN line?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kaz" wrote in message
...
Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to

check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a

phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set

up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is
this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone

companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs
to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard

phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager,
the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate
with the system. How ever it now bumps me offline if I do attempt to query
it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN
before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is

really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the
Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to

working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things

go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant
for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem
still connected to the a phone line. When I first connected with that 7
months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to
use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug
directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal modem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and

managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by
the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz



  #24  
Old May 1st 04, 05:31 AM
Kaz
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager, the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate with the system. How ever it no
w bumps me offline if I do attempt to query it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem still connected to the a phon
e line. When I first connected with that 7 months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal mo
dem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz
  #25  
Old May 1st 04, 05:31 AM
Kaz
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager, the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate with the system. How ever it no
w bumps me offline if I do attempt to query it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem still connected to the a phon
e line. When I first connected with that 7 months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal mo
dem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz
  #26  
Old May 1st 04, 05:31 AM
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

I can think of no reason you shouldn't be able to use the same analog phone
line and analog fax modem with Win XP Fax as before you put in ISDN. But
there is no way for me to guess what else has changed on your system that
now prevents it. This is likely a hardware problem which we'd have no way of
solving from here. Is your analog phone line entirely separate from your
ISDN line?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kaz" wrote in message
...
Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to

check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a

phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set

up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is
this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone

companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs
to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard

phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager,
the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate
with the system. How ever it now bumps me offline if I do attempt to query
it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN
before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is

really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the
Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to

working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things

go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant
for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem
still connected to the a phone line. When I first connected with that 7
months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to
use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug
directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal modem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and

managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by
the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz



  #27  
Old May 1st 04, 05:31 AM
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

I can think of no reason you shouldn't be able to use the same analog phone
line and analog fax modem with Win XP Fax as before you put in ISDN. But
there is no way for me to guess what else has changed on your system that
now prevents it. This is likely a hardware problem which we'd have no way of
solving from here. Is your analog phone line entirely separate from your
ISDN line?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kaz" wrote in message
...
Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to

check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a

phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set

up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is
this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone

companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs
to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard

phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager,
the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate
with the system. How ever it now bumps me offline if I do attempt to query
it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN
before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is

really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the
Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to

working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things

go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant
for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem
still connected to the a phone line. When I first connected with that 7
months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to
use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug
directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal modem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and

managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by
the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz



  #28  
Old May 1st 04, 07:01 AM
Kaz
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Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager, the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate with the system. How ever it no
w bumps me offline if I do attempt to query it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem still connected to the a phon
e line. When I first connected with that 7 months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal mo
dem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz
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Old May 1st 04, 07:04 AM
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
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I can think of no reason you shouldn't be able to use the same analog phone
line and analog fax modem with Win XP Fax as before you put in ISDN. But
there is no way for me to guess what else has changed on your system that
now prevents it. This is likely a hardware problem which we'd have no way of
solving from here. Is your analog phone line entirely separate from your
ISDN line?
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Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to

check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a

phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set

up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is
this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone

companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs
to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard

phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager,
the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate
with the system. How ever it now bumps me offline if I do attempt to query
it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN
before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is

really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the
Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to

working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things

go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant
for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem
still connected to the a phone line. When I first connected with that 7
months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to
use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug
directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal modem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and

managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by
the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz



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Old May 1st 04, 07:09 AM
Kaz
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Default "Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"

Hi Sorry I have been flat out working and got a few moments tonight to check back with you.
Yes there is an analogue modem, its built in to the PC and I do have a phone cable plugged into this.
As I mentioned I used to use this before the Wireless access Point was set up on the PC. I also had ISDN connected then, about the only difference is this Access Point.

I have the usual set up on the ISDN, two cables which run from the phone companies ISDN point on the wall, to the ISDN unit. Then a third that plugs to the PC by USB and provides the Internet etc.

The Phone cable thats plugged into the Modem within my PC is the standard phone or modem cable. I can see my Analogue modem listed in Device manager, the driver is there and it seems to test OK when you ask it to comunicate with the system. How ever it no
w bumps me offline if I do attempt to query it which is also something that didnt happen previously even with the ISDN before Wireless was set up.

The Wireless Access uses one cable currently, as its a router which is really only being used as an access point, and that cable goes from the Routers LAN to the LAN on the PC.

Its got me Stumped, and in a pickle as Its something I do rely on due to working from home.

I am convinced its something to do with this new set up we have, as things go the Router is rightly designed for Broadband or cable and was not meant for an ISDN. Not unlike the ISDN working fine with the other internal modem still connected to the a phon
e line. When I first connected with that 7 months ago, several people at telstra had told me that I wouldnt be able to use XP fax with it either, but I found you could as long as you didnt plug directly into the ISDN box and only into the PC's internal mo
dem connection.

I dont know, maybe I have just been snagging these set ups until now and managing to do things that technically shouldnt be happening "I am Blonde by the way" LOL.
anyway thanks again for your help
Kaz
 




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