Re: [hylafax-users] ISDN

[Arno Verhoeven <pe1icq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Arjen de Korte wrote:

> On Sunday 07 March 2004 08:17, Zavier Bull wrote:
>
>  
>
> > I want to use Hylafax (one line is enough) with
> > Mandrake 9.1, over ISDN. However, it would appear from
> > the mail archives that getting PCI ISDN cards to work
> > can be quite difficult.
> >    
>
> For faxing under any OS other than Windows, true. All but a few exceptions, 
> will only work as a faxmodem with the bundled Windows drivers. Most are 
> simple ISDN-S0 to PCI interfaces. Everything else that is needed for using 
> them for faxing will have to be performed on the host processor. If you don't 
> have the neccessary drivers for the OS, you're out of luck.
>
>  
>
> > Would it be easier to use a USB ISDN card? The driver
> > probles would still be present, though, so perhaps one
> > does't gain a lot? Any views?
> >    
>
> You would run into exaclty the same kind of problems.
>  

You could use an external ISDN device with a regular RS232 connection. I 
have one, and it behaives like just any other modem with an AT-command set.

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