Re: [hylafax-users] Regarding ISDN & HylaFax

["Sylwester Rutkowski" <sylwester@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Sunil,

The ISDN fax I could recommend (the cheap and supported by Linux CAPI
drivers) is AVM Fritz!PCI - good enough if your ISDN is going to be set-up
with MSNs. If you would need DDI support you would need one of the active
ISDN controllers for example AVM ISDN Controller B1 and higher models -
the prices start at about 5x the cost of AVM Fritz!PCI wchich is passive
controller.
How many simultaneous connections will be possible depend of the ISDN line
you will buy. In the basic config you are able to do 2 simultaneous
connections. The ISDN fax knows if the line is free from the ISDN
subsystem.

The support for the ISDN faxmodem is available for all linux distributions
however the best is in SuSE - the easiest to setup, monitor, maintain and
supported by default - all components are provided with the distribution
and there is no need for custom-components installation like in other
dists.

On January 10th there will be new ftp (read: free) version of SuSE 9.2
Professional available on ftp.suse.com.
You could buy that distribution also now at any Novell dealer, it's about
90 Euro and you have 3 months free installation support.

Best regards,

Sylwester

> Hi everyone,
>
> I believe this question has been asked before but i couldn't fine a
> suitable answer so pls pardon me...:)
> I am interested in setting up a FreeBSD or Linux based fax server for the
> sole purpose of fax broadcasting.
>
> My initial plan was to use a couple of external fax compatible modems to
> get the job done but thought it would be too messy to have too many phone
> lines and power plugs scattered all around in my office.
>
> I read up about ISDN (I am new to ISDN !!) and realised that it was
> possible to make "multiple dial outs" on a single ISDN line at any given
> time. Therefore i have decided to get myself an ISDN line for my fax
> server.
>
> I last used hylafax 2 years back and it worked great for me but I am new
> to the concept of ISDN and HylaFax. Therefore i have got the following
> questions to ask....
>
> 1)Does Hylafax support ISDN ? If yes, can you recommend me a
> cheap/reliable PCI card that works with Linux (FreeBSD compatibility would
> be nice...)?
>
> 2)Is HylaFax able to send multiple faxs on a single ISDN line at any one
> time ?? I mean how does HylaFax know that a free channel is available ?
> This is in contrast to standard analog lines whereby the modem becomes
> available after it has completed the fax call....
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated !!!
> Thank you very much.
>
> Sunil
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