Re: [hylafax-users] modem to fax connection

["Jay R. Ashworth" <jra@baylink.com>]

On Fri, May 23, 2003 at 10:18:07AM -0700, Lee Howard wrote:
> On 2003.05.23 05:44 Fabrice Tereszkiewicz wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I finally set up my fax server with some special features, and I would
> > like to show this solution to my clients. Is there a way to connect a
> > fax directly to my modem, without using the PSTN ? I suppose that I
> > need
> > some special hardware (to generate carrier and to route call).
> 
> If you can get the fax machine to dial without a dial tone then yes.  
> The devices create the carrier.  Just connect them directly and do 
> 'faxanswer' on the HylaFAX box.

To expand a bit: some models of modem will operate on a line with no
current -- called a "dry line" in the business -- and some won't.  Even
if yours will, as Lee notes, you'll have to answer manually, since you
can't generate a ring signal (and you'll almost certainly have to set
ATX4 on the "dialling" modem).

Alternatively, if you want to spend the money, you can buy a box called
a "line simulator" (the canonical box is a Viking, but they're made by
other manufacturers, too).  When you pick up one line, and send some
minimum number of touch tone digits, the other port rings.  They're
nice, but they're close to $200.

If you're demo'ing to clients, though, they may be worth the money.

Cheers,
-- jra
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