On 4/26/06 1:55 PM, "Teresa and Dale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Harald Arnesen wrote:
>
>> "Michael Crute" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>>
>>
>>> I am trying to setup a fax server using Gentoo, I tried using an Intel
>>> 536ep chipset card with little success. After looking around the
>>> general consensus seems to be go with US Robotics. Can anyone provide
>>> the model and manufacture of a fax modem that is known to work with
>>> both Gentoo any Hylafax? Right now I am running the most recent
>>> gentoo-sources but I am not opposed to going back to the older 2.4
>>> sources. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Almost any external modem should work.
>>
>>
>
> I agree 100%. You do not want a winmodem and a internal hardware modem
> can be hard to find and sometimes it is hard to get them to tell you if
> it is a real modem or not. Get a external serial modem and it should
> work out of the box. This is the same model I used to have, before
> cable modem showed up, and it faxed and connected to the net real well.
>
> http://www.magnum-pc.com/ssproduct.asp?pf_id=10240816
>
> You can use that to search for one in your area or even one that may be
> cheaper.
I've always hated internal modems for one very good reason. You can't power
it down without dropping the whole box. Kinda silly reason for a reboot.
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