Re: [hylafax-users] List of compatible modems

["George H" <george.dma@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 1/11/08, Lee Howard <faxguy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> George H wrote:
> > I was going through the list of compatible modems for HylaFAX and I
> > think it is maybe a bit old.
>
> Well, HylaFAX is old.
>
> Actually, it was a long, long time ago that there was a "modem bakeoff"
> that Sam or Matthias put together... and they came up with some
> compatibility stuff.  Since then we've just endeavored to make HylaFAX
> work with *any* modem so long as the modem will work at all.
>
> That said, there is a vast difference between working and working
> well... and for the buggy-type of modems working well sometimes takes a
> fair amount of testing and configuration working, etc.
>
> > For example I have Multi-tech MT5600ZDX
> > external serial modem. It's not listed on the hylafax page but I
> > assume it is ok to use ?
> >
>
> The MT5600ZDX uses a Rockwell/Conexant chipset and it should be fine for
> 14400 bps (V.17) faxing.  It doesn't do V.34-Fax (33600 bps).
>
> > Also I looked into the Zoom modems since they use Venus chipset. Would
> > any Zoom modem be good enough or do I need a specifc model. This
> > question applies for other modems such as Zyxel and Motorola.
> >
>
> Zoom is difficult to answer with any degree of certainty because they
> tend to have disabled features that were there by default from Agere.
> Thus V.34-Fax isn't on there.  And then they changed chipsets... or so I
> hear.  You'd probably be fine with a Zoom if you didn't want V.34-Fax.
>
> > There are also brands that are not listed.. maybe someone tried
> > Tellabs or Telindus ?
> >
>
> I've never worked with these.
>
> > Basically I need to replace those USR's with something good and cheap
> > before I go into the Fax Boards ..etc.
>
> Good and cheap... well, good luck.  :-)  Maybe a $30 X100P with Asterisk
> and IAXmodem?  Undoubtedly there's got to be some good, cheap modem
> that's on-par with IAXmodem... I'm just not using any to give you
> statistics.

i'm trying to avoid more software complexity... adding asterisk will
just make my life harder thant it already is. I'm prepared to spend
few hundred $$ on some external serial modems as a temp solution.

There is somethng I wanted to ask. I was looking at the config files
in /var/spool/fax/config  I went through some of the
multitech/conexant/rockwell ones. They all seem to be Class2 (except
for the ones specifically for class 1.)

Right now I am running my modems as Class1. Is there something about
using rockwell chipsets as class2 that makes it better? or will any
modem (specifically my multitech 5600ZDX) will do just as well in
class1.


-- 
"Nothing is impossible for the person that doesn't have to do it"
"The probability of anything happening is in inverse ratio to its desirability"
--
George H
george.dma@xxxxxxxxx


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