Re: flexfax: Which modem?

[Aidan Van Dyk <aidan@magma.ca>]

On  7 Jan, Tim Kelley wrote:
> 
> 
> James Thompson wrote:
>> 
>> I'm interested in setting up a fax server using hylafax.  I couldn't find
>> a list archive so I guess I'll just ask.  I've looked over the modem list
>> but haven't had much luck finding a good, fairly inexpensive modem.
>> 
>> What I'm trying to do is setup a Linux server with a single modem that
>> will act as an ipmasq server and a fax server with the modem serving both
>> purposes.  So I guess I'd need 56K Data and Class 2 modem support,
>> external?
>> 
>> Does anyone have any sugestions?
> 
> Well, I can suggest that you do NOT use US RObotics, which gave me no
> end of problems with Hylafax; the MultiTech modem works like a dream,
> but was very pricey ($280 US).  
> 
> You're going to do IP masq and faxing on a single modem (I hope not for
> an office!)
> 
> If you're using it for personal use, I guess the US Robotics might be
> OK, it was recieving about about 75-100 faxes a day here and was a
> constant headache (having to reset it continually, rejecting faxes,
> other weird things).
> 
> Does anyone know of any good cheap modems?

We use a Practical Periphial for recieve only, seems to work fine. 
Only recieves though, cause it was a BIG headache on sending - we use
Multitech for all outgoing.  It costs, but works.

a.
 
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