OT? Serial port card for SBS 2000 Shared Fax

I would like to use the Shared Fax service and need an extra serial port to
do this with an external modem. I would appreciate recommendations of add-in
cards that have given you success and/or ones to avoid.

SBS2000 is running on a Dell PowerEdge 2500 with some empty PCI slots. The
two onboard serial ports are used for an APC SmartUPS and an external modem
for RAS. I am hoping to find something that will successfully add a port and
share some interrupt without conflicting with IRQ 3/4 being used by the two
onboard ports. I am also hoping for something that uses an MS driver or
whose manufacturer driver has a good reputation in this community.

Some boards I have looked at (SIIG, Vitex) use some multi-function
controller (NetMos) that requires additional manufacturer software to run.
May be good, but I have no experience with them and am cautious.

Any ideas are welcome. Thanks,

Joe

Dave
Mon Oct 18 11:54:21 CDT 2004

FWIW, I've had good luck with SIIG cards, although I don't remember ever
installing proprietary software. Another alternative would be a Brooktrout
PCI fax board, which would eliminate the need for both the serial card and
the external modem.


"JoeM" <x24w0cg02@NOsneakSPAMemail.com> wrote in message
news:bOHcd.6496$6k2.871@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>I would like to use the Shared Fax service and need an extra serial port to
> do this with an external modem. I would appreciate recommendations of
> add-in
> cards that have given you success and/or ones to avoid.
>
> SBS2000 is running on a Dell PowerEdge 2500 with some empty PCI slots. The
> two onboard serial ports are used for an APC SmartUPS and an external
> modem
> for RAS. I am hoping to find something that will successfully add a port
> and
> share some interrupt without conflicting with IRQ 3/4 being used by the
> two
> onboard ports. I am also hoping for something that uses an MS driver or
> whose manufacturer driver has a good reputation in this community.
>
> Some boards I have looked at (SIIG, Vitex) use some multi-function
> controller (NetMos) that requires additional manufacturer software to run.
> May be good, but I have no experience with them and am cautious.
>
> Any ideas are welcome. Thanks,
>
> Joe
>
>

KevinK
Mon Oct 18 15:05:04 CDT 2004

I'll follow with support of the SIIG cards, haven't tried it with Win2003,
but worked great on NT4 server(SBS 4.5), and XP.

KlK, MCSE



"JoeM" wrote:

> I would like to use the Shared Fax service and need an extra serial port to
> do this with an external modem. I would appreciate recommendations of add-in
> cards that have given you success and/or ones to avoid.
>
> SBS2000 is running on a Dell PowerEdge 2500 with some empty PCI slots. The
> two onboard serial ports are used for an APC SmartUPS and an external modem
> for RAS. I am hoping to find something that will successfully add a port and
> share some interrupt without conflicting with IRQ 3/4 being used by the two
> onboard ports. I am also hoping for something that uses an MS driver or
> whose manufacturer driver has a good reputation in this community.
>
> Some boards I have looked at (SIIG, Vitex) use some multi-function
> controller (NetMos) that requires additional manufacturer software to run.
> May be good, but I have no experience with them and am cautious.
>
> Any ideas are welcome. Thanks,
>
> Joe
>
>
>

JoeM
Mon Oct 18 17:20:22 CDT 2004

Thanks Dave and Kevin,

The Windows HCL says SIIG 1 & 2 port cards require manufacturer software.
The main thing is that you have had good luck with them. I will try it.

This is very light faxing. I don't need any specialty board.

Joe

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" <gwdibble@NOSPAM.frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:uBHYgMTtEHA.3040@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> FWIW, I've had good luck with SIIG cards, although I don't remember ever
> installing proprietary software. Another alternative would be a
Brooktrout
> PCI fax board, which would eliminate the need for both the serial card and
> the external modem.
>
>
> "JoeM" <x24w0cg02@NOsneakSPAMemail.com> wrote in message
> news:bOHcd.6496$6k2.871@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> >I would like to use the Shared Fax service and need an extra serial port
to
> > do this with an external modem. I would appreciate recommendations of
> > add-in
> > cards that have given you success and/or ones to avoid.
> >
> > SBS2000 is running on a Dell PowerEdge 2500 with some empty PCI slots.
The
> > two onboard serial ports are used for an APC SmartUPS and an external
> > modem
> > for RAS. I am hoping to find something that will successfully add a port
> > and
> > share some interrupt without conflicting with IRQ 3/4 being used by the
> > two
> > onboard ports. I am also hoping for something that uses an MS driver or
> > whose manufacturer driver has a good reputation in this community.
> >
> > Some boards I have looked at (SIIG, Vitex) use some multi-function
> > controller (NetMos) that requires additional manufacturer software to
run.
> > May be good, but I have no experience with them and am cautious.
> >
> > Any ideas are welcome. Thanks,
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
>
>