Re: [hylafax-users] Using HylaFAX with modem rack

["Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@baylink.com>]

On Fri, Jul 13, 2001 at 11:06:21AM -0600, Lee Howard wrote:
> >I have a modem rack of 4 USR Sportser modems which i plan to use to
> >send faxes using HylaFax.
> >Modem rack offers only a TCP/IP - Interface to access its modems.
> >Does anyone have an idea how to configure HylaFax to use TCP/IP
> >interface when communicating with modems?
> >I would really appreciate any tip.
> 
> I think that all attempts to accomplish this have been frustrated.  If you
> can make it work, it would be great... but the bottom line is that HylaFAX
> needs to communicate with a "device".  So... generally if 'minicom' 'cu' or
> 'tip' can communicate with the modems, there is a good chance that HylaFAX
> will work fine with it, too.
> 
> My guess is that there has to be some sort of underlying "driver" which
> emulates physical serial ports on the local system and handles the
> communication through the TCP/IP networking. 

There does; something like the RealPort drivers for DigiBoxes.  Damn
shame no one's done that for USR.

Cheers,
-- jra
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