Michael
Sun Oct 02 22:54:11 CDT 2005
netcom roadster v90 serial.
If you have a 33.6 modem laying around, give it a try. It will help
isolate the issue
Fred Blum - remove net to email wrote:
>
> Hello Michael,
>
> I love what works.
>
> The modem used is a US Robotics Sportster 56k external V.90 x2 Fax. I have
> to check the driver and firm ware. I read that the 5.0 firmware is
> unreliable "The Speed Limit Commands (&U&N) do not work reliably with the
> 5.0.0 firmware version; The Call Progress Responses (ie, Busy, No Dial Tone)
> do not work properly with 5.0.0 firmware." The modem is connected to the
> COM1 port. No additional comports. The modem is used for sending and
> receiving of faxes only.
>
> I have other older modems in the office laying around. With what brand/type
> do you have the best results?
>
> TIA,
>
> Fred
>
> "Michael Jenkin [SBS-MVP]" <michael.jenkin@mvps.org> schreef in bericht
> news:eP$9OrQwFHA.2212@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am one of the few people who love the fax service (not really, but it
> > feels that way !).
> >
> > I have heaps of sbs 2000 and now 2003 servers out there running a modem
> > as the only fax send and receive solution and it works well.
> >
> > the only issue I have is with v92 modems or non HCL modems.
> >
> > If I use v90 modems (not v92 with v90 fallback, real v90 only) and it
> > all works well. I have tried v92 with flash updates, special init
> > strings and the like. they still do not perform as well ast the V90
> > modems.
> >
> > If attaching to a additional serial port, I only use Digicards or
> > Stallion cards. The other multi serial cards seem to not work correctly
> > and are cheap. I also stay away from USB modems. I use external, real
> > hardware modems. At the moment I use Netcomm webmaster modems and they
> > work extremely well.
> >
> > What brand of modem and how is it attached for you ?
> >
> > Fred Blum wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> The reliability of the SBS2K fax server is starting to reach a point in
> >> which I want to replace it with a good fax server solution.
> >>
> >> From the start we have had problems with faxes not being send because of
> >> error "no dial tone" after three retries. In some cases resending the fax
> >> will solve the issue. In some receiver's/sender's cases we are not able
> >> to
> >> send or receive form them tru the fax server and have to fall back on the
> >> fax machine.
> >>
> >> Is there a KB document on how to solve these issues? Update/Fix?
> >>
> >> Or would upgrading to another fax server solution be a better solution.
> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> Fred Blum
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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