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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Why are you trying to use an ISDN connection?
You must use an analog phone line to fax. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Hi all, I am having problems trying to use my fax utility after setting up a wireless network for our laptop. That was not an easy task as it involved using a DI-624+ and an ISDN Internet connection, the configurations involved were tricky as the Router is designed for Cable or Broadband and not dial up, but all the same it worked in the end by just being set up as an Access Point. However since then I have been unable to use my XP Home's Fax utility on this PC (Host), I am not interested in allowing the Laptop to access the fax, but I do still wish to use it on this PC and for what ever reason it will not work. It freezes the moment I attempt to open configuration or settings in the fax console, I get messages informing me that I need a windows shared driver etc and from what I understand XP home will not support sharing on a fax utiltiy regardless unless I have a specific server programe like Server 2003 for example. I have tried unistalling and reinstalling my fax from the XP disk and I now only have a listing in my programs called Fax, but that is empty there does not appear to be a program where there once was one prior to the Access point being set up. I have also tried to install a local fax from the print and fax file but that also does nothing I dont even get a wizard happening. What have I done or not done durring the setting up of our wireless Acces Point thats caused this to stop working and prevent me from reinstalling it? Cheers Kaz |
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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Why are you trying to use an ISDN connection?
You must use an analog phone line to fax. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Hi all, I am having problems trying to use my fax utility after setting up a wireless network for our laptop. That was not an easy task as it involved using a DI-624+ and an ISDN Internet connection, the configurations involved were tricky as the Router is designed for Cable or Broadband and not dial up, but all the same it worked in the end by just being set up as an Access Point. However since then I have been unable to use my XP Home's Fax utility on this PC (Host), I am not interested in allowing the Laptop to access the fax, but I do still wish to use it on this PC and for what ever reason it will not work. It freezes the moment I attempt to open configuration or settings in the fax console, I get messages informing me that I need a windows shared driver etc and from what I understand XP home will not support sharing on a fax utiltiy regardless unless I have a specific server programe like Server 2003 for example. I have tried unistalling and reinstalling my fax from the XP disk and I now only have a listing in my programs called Fax, but that is empty there does not appear to be a program where there once was one prior to the Access point being set up. I have also tried to install a local fax from the print and fax file but that also does nothing I dont even get a wizard happening. What have I done or not done durring the setting up of our wireless Acces Point thats caused this to stop working and prevent me from reinstalling it? Cheers Kaz |
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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Why are you trying to use an ISDN connection?
You must use an analog phone line to fax. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Hi all, I am having problems trying to use my fax utility after setting up a wireless network for our laptop. That was not an easy task as it involved using a DI-624+ and an ISDN Internet connection, the configurations involved were tricky as the Router is designed for Cable or Broadband and not dial up, but all the same it worked in the end by just being set up as an Access Point. However since then I have been unable to use my XP Home's Fax utility on this PC (Host), I am not interested in allowing the Laptop to access the fax, but I do still wish to use it on this PC and for what ever reason it will not work. It freezes the moment I attempt to open configuration or settings in the fax console, I get messages informing me that I need a windows shared driver etc and from what I understand XP home will not support sharing on a fax utiltiy regardless unless I have a specific server programe like Server 2003 for example. I have tried unistalling and reinstalling my fax from the XP disk and I now only have a listing in my programs called Fax, but that is empty there does not appear to be a program where there once was one prior to the Access point being set up. I have also tried to install a local fax from the print and fax file but that also does nothing I dont even get a wizard happening. What have I done or not done durring the setting up of our wireless Acces Point thats caused this to stop working and prevent me from reinstalling it? Cheers Kaz |
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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Why are you trying to use an ISDN connection?
You must use an analog phone line to fax. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Hi all, I am having problems trying to use my fax utility after setting up a wireless network for our laptop. That was not an easy task as it involved using a DI-624+ and an ISDN Internet connection, the configurations involved were tricky as the Router is designed for Cable or Broadband and not dial up, but all the same it worked in the end by just being set up as an Access Point. However since then I have been unable to use my XP Home's Fax utility on this PC (Host), I am not interested in allowing the Laptop to access the fax, but I do still wish to use it on this PC and for what ever reason it will not work. It freezes the moment I attempt to open configuration or settings in the fax console, I get messages informing me that I need a windows shared driver etc and from what I understand XP home will not support sharing on a fax utiltiy regardless unless I have a specific server programe like Server 2003 for example. I have tried unistalling and reinstalling my fax from the XP disk and I now only have a listing in my programs called Fax, but that is empty there does not appear to be a program where there once was one prior to the Access point being set up. I have also tried to install a local fax from the print and fax file but that also does nothing I dont even get a wizard happening. What have I done or not done durring the setting up of our wireless Acces Point thats caused this to stop working and prevent me from reinstalling it? Cheers Kaz |
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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Why are you trying to use an ISDN connection?
You must use an analog phone line to fax. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Hi all, I am having problems trying to use my fax utility after setting up a wireless network for our laptop. That was not an easy task as it involved using a DI-624+ and an ISDN Internet connection, the configurations involved were tricky as the Router is designed for Cable or Broadband and not dial up, but all the same it worked in the end by just being set up as an Access Point. However since then I have been unable to use my XP Home's Fax utility on this PC (Host), I am not interested in allowing the Laptop to access the fax, but I do still wish to use it on this PC and for what ever reason it will not work. It freezes the moment I attempt to open configuration or settings in the fax console, I get messages informing me that I need a windows shared driver etc and from what I understand XP home will not support sharing on a fax utiltiy regardless unless I have a specific server programe like Server 2003 for example. I have tried unistalling and reinstalling my fax from the XP disk and I now only have a listing in my programs called Fax, but that is empty there does not appear to be a program where there once was one prior to the Access point being set up. I have also tried to install a local fax from the print and fax file but that also does nothing I dont even get a wizard happening. What have I done or not done durring the setting up of our wireless Acces Point thats caused this to stop working and prevent me from reinstalling it? Cheers Kaz |
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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Why are you trying to use an ISDN connection?
You must use an analog phone line to fax. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Hi all, I am having problems trying to use my fax utility after setting up a wireless network for our laptop. That was not an easy task as it involved using a DI-624+ and an ISDN Internet connection, the configurations involved were tricky as the Router is designed for Cable or Broadband and not dial up, but all the same it worked in the end by just being set up as an Access Point. However since then I have been unable to use my XP Home's Fax utility on this PC (Host), I am not interested in allowing the Laptop to access the fax, but I do still wish to use it on this PC and for what ever reason it will not work. It freezes the moment I attempt to open configuration or settings in the fax console, I get messages informing me that I need a windows shared driver etc and from what I understand XP home will not support sharing on a fax utiltiy regardless unless I have a specific server programe like Server 2003 for example. I have tried unistalling and reinstalling my fax from the XP disk and I now only have a listing in my programs called Fax, but that is empty there does not appear to be a program where there once was one prior to the Access point being set up. I have also tried to install a local fax from the print and fax file but that also does nothing I dont even get a wizard happening. What have I done or not done durring the setting up of our wireless Acces Point thats caused this to stop working and prevent me from reinstalling it? Cheers Kaz |
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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Why are you trying to use an ISDN connection?
You must use an analog phone line to fax. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Hi all, I am having problems trying to use my fax utility after setting up a wireless network for our laptop. That was not an easy task as it involved using a DI-624+ and an ISDN Internet connection, the configurations involved were tricky as the Router is designed for Cable or Broadband and not dial up, but all the same it worked in the end by just being set up as an Access Point. However since then I have been unable to use my XP Home's Fax utility on this PC (Host), I am not interested in allowing the Laptop to access the fax, but I do still wish to use it on this PC and for what ever reason it will not work. It freezes the moment I attempt to open configuration or settings in the fax console, I get messages informing me that I need a windows shared driver etc and from what I understand XP home will not support sharing on a fax utiltiy regardless unless I have a specific server programe like Server 2003 for example. I have tried unistalling and reinstalling my fax from the XP disk and I now only have a listing in my programs called Fax, but that is empty there does not appear to be a program where there once was one prior to the Access point being set up. I have also tried to install a local fax from the print and fax file but that also does nothing I dont even get a wizard happening. What have I done or not done durring the setting up of our wireless Acces Point thats caused this to stop working and prevent me from reinstalling it? Cheers Kaz |
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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Why are you trying to use an ISDN connection?
You must use an analog phone line to fax. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Hi all, I am having problems trying to use my fax utility after setting up a wireless network for our laptop. That was not an easy task as it involved using a DI-624+ and an ISDN Internet connection, the configurations involved were tricky as the Router is designed for Cable or Broadband and not dial up, but all the same it worked in the end by just being set up as an Access Point. However since then I have been unable to use my XP Home's Fax utility on this PC (Host), I am not interested in allowing the Laptop to access the fax, but I do still wish to use it on this PC and for what ever reason it will not work. It freezes the moment I attempt to open configuration or settings in the fax console, I get messages informing me that I need a windows shared driver etc and from what I understand XP home will not support sharing on a fax utiltiy regardless unless I have a specific server programe like Server 2003 for example. I have tried unistalling and reinstalling my fax from the XP disk and I now only have a listing in my programs called Fax, but that is empty there does not appear to be a program where there once was one prior to the Access point being set up. I have also tried to install a local fax from the print and fax file but that also does nothing I dont even get a wizard happening. What have I done or not done durring the setting up of our wireless Acces Point thats caused this to stop working and prevent me from reinstalling it? Cheers Kaz |
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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Just make sure that you configure the Fax program to use an analog fax modem
connected to an analog phone line. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Ok, well before the networking some how and I dont know quiet how this worked but the fax did use the built in 56k in what is now the Host or Access Connection. To the best of my knowledge the system just used what ever modem it needed, I didnt need to change any settings when ever it was used it seemed to sort itself out quiet well. Now on looking in my connection for the internet the 56K modem driver is unchecked and only the ISDN is selected. I shall go and place a check against it aswell. In doing this, "Will it confuse the system as to which driver its supposed to use for each program to open and run being internet ISDN and Fax?" and if so "How can I get around it" I will go and change that setting now and check back later, thanks for your help. Cheers Kaz |
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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Just make sure that you configure the Fax program to use an analog fax modem
connected to an analog phone line. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Ok, well before the networking some how and I dont know quiet how this worked but the fax did use the built in 56k in what is now the Host or Access Connection. To the best of my knowledge the system just used what ever modem it needed, I didnt need to change any settings when ever it was used it seemed to sort itself out quiet well. Now on looking in my connection for the internet the 56K modem driver is unchecked and only the ISDN is selected. I shall go and place a check against it aswell. In doing this, "Will it confuse the system as to which driver its supposed to use for each program to open and run being internet ISDN and Fax?" and if so "How can I get around it" I will go and change that setting now and check back later, thanks for your help. Cheers Kaz |
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"Using XP Home Fax utility after setting up a network"
Just make sure that you configure the Fax program to use an analog fax modem
connected to an analog phone line. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Kaz" wrote in message ... Ok, well before the networking some how and I dont know quiet how this worked but the fax did use the built in 56k in what is now the Host or Access Connection. To the best of my knowledge the system just used what ever modem it needed, I didnt need to change any settings when ever it was used it seemed to sort itself out quiet well. Now on looking in my connection for the internet the 56K modem driver is unchecked and only the ISDN is selected. I shall go and place a check against it aswell. In doing this, "Will it confuse the system as to which driver its supposed to use for each program to open and run being internet ISDN and Fax?" and if so "How can I get around it" I will go and change that setting now and check back later, thanks for your help. Cheers Kaz |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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"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 |
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