Re: [hylafax-users] supported multi modem cards

[Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2004.04.20 10:03 joe ritter wrote:
> Hello,
> We are looking at putting a fax server into
> production. We currently have an Intel Dialogic
> JCT120LS in our Linux box. This appears to have poor
> documentation and dated drivers. We are getting ready
> to chuck it.

Chuck it in my direction.  Seriously, I'd love to see what I can do to 
squeeze the most out of it, despite any firmware flaws it may have.

> I wanted to see if this board was even
> supported by HylaFax.

I cannot tell from the tech-sheet,
http://www.intel.com/network/csp/products/6046ts.htm
how the DTE (HylaFAX) interacts with it (i.e., what is "SpringWare 
Firmware"?).  Does minicom or cu work with it?  If so, what does it 
respond to the "AT+FCLASS=?" command?

> If not we were considering the
> following vendors and so I wanted to find out what
> multi modem cards others were using and if they could
> recommend one.
>
>
> Equinox SST Multi-modem. PCI, 56k, 4 or 8 ports
> http://www.equinox.com/product/multi-modem.htm

It worked well when I tested one (Class 1 or Class 2).  Seemed 
expensive compared to Comtrol RocketModems at the time, and the 
marketing material was originally flawed (incorrectly stated V.34-Fax 
support).

> MultiModemISI by Multi-Tech Systems. 56k or 33.6k,
> PCI, 4 or 8 ports. ISDN/56k hybrids.
> http://www.multitech.com/PRODUCTS/MultiModemISI/

Yes, good equipment.  The true Class 1.0 and Class 2.1 support (in 
addition to 1, 2, and 2.0) is nice.  MultiTech actively supports their 
stuff for fax applications, too.

> PCI-RAS cards by Perle. 56k, 4 or 8 ports.
> http://www.perle.com/solutions/app_notes/multi_modem/pci_ras_fax.html

I know nothing about these.

> RocketModem by Comtrol. ISA 33.6k, 4 or 8 port.
> http://www.comtrol.com/sales/specs/rm.htm
> RocketModem II by Comtrol. PCI 56k, 4 or 6 port
> http://www.comtrol.com/sales/specs/rmii.htm

Both the RocketModem and RocketModem II are good, and you can pick them 
up cheap (used, patiently on eBay).  I'm having problems with the 
RocketModem III, though.

Lee.

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