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The same way you'd dial the required number with an analog telephone. The
filter allows you to connect analog telephone devices to a DSL line
including telephones and fax modems. The filter has EVERYTHING to do with
sending faxes.
Hal
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Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-DTS -- WA7BGX
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"NoNoBadDog!" <mysocks_bjsledge_AT_pixi.com> wrote in message
news:uRPq6WaWEHA.2940@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Under your scenario #1, just how do you propose to dial the required
number
> in order to connect to a fax machine? The filter has nothing to do with
> sending faxes. It prevents crosstalk over the line between the standard
> analog phone line and the digital subscriber line.
>
> Bobby
>
> "Hal Hostetler [MVP DTS]" <hhh@kvoa.com> wrote in message
> news:OekiTMaWEHA.2844@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Adding a little detail, sending a fax by DSL requires one of two
methods:
> >
> > 1. You obtain a DSL line filter suitable for connecting a standard voice
> > telephone to the DSL line, then connect a regular analog fax modem to
the
> > line through the line filter. Your DSL provider has these filters, as
> > does
> > your local Radio Shack store:
> >
> >
http://www.radioshack.com/category.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F004%5F004%5F002%5F000&Page=1&find=dsl%20filter(keyword)
> >
> > 2. You hire an Internet E-faxing service:
> >
> >
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/services/fax.htm#internetfax
> > Personal Fax Services - Internet Fax
> > http://www.savetz.com/fax/
> > FAQ: How can I send a fax from the Internet?
> >
> > Hal
> > --
> > Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- hhh@kvoa.com
> > 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
> >
> > "Patrick" <pub-mail-freeman@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > news:20f3901c45993$64c0fb90$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> I use Earthlink DSL for my Internet access, but when
> >> setting up the XP FAX component I was only shown the US
> >> Robotics FAX Modem. Do I need to do anything special to
> >> alert XP to look for FAXes that are coming in the NIC
> >> (RG45), as opposed to the phone line (RG11)??
> >
> >
>
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