Re: [hylafax-users] Hardware suggestions to get Hylafax running?

[Michael Hallager <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> George H wrote:
> > Brooktrout also requires you to install a software licence key to
> > enable features on the hardware.. don't like that at all. I did find
> > Multitech's MultiModem II rather interesting. A few hundred bucks for
> > it and you got a pretty reliable modem. You could get a few of those
> > for the price of 1 fax board.
>
> Sure, you can invest in old hardware and ten year old chipsets... but is
> that really what you want if this is an important deployment ?  Where is
> the HylaFAX support or regular fax firmware upgrades ?

The Multitech modems (v.34 capable models) use the Agere Venus chipset, which 
as far as I'm aware is the same chipset as Mainpine uses.

This is the hardware that I use:

1. A dual CPU P2-450 machine running Slackware Linux
Cost under $150, mostly due to putting the bits in a brand new case.

2. A couple of USR Courier modems. Bought both '2nd hand' still in box unused 
and paid $50 each. (Normally $400+ each). Ah, buying stuff that companies 
have lying around and no longer need can net some good deals :-)

3. A Digiboard 16-port intelligent I/O board and breakout box.

4. A 12-port rack mount modem pool

3 and 4 cost me $35 used. It cost me about $60 in petrol and an afternoon to 
go and pick them up.

This whole system can handle multi-thousand job queues. It doesn't fail, crap 
out, lock up or piss me off. It's only short comings is lack of v.34 support 
which I am working on right now by changing to Multi Tech 5634 ZBA modems at 
a cost of $244 each including postage.

Currency is in New Zealand Dollars. Deduct around a 1/4 to convert to US 
Dollars.

In short unless people have specialized requirements like multiple DID's, 
there is no need to spend a whole lot of cash. Certainly cheaper hardware, if 
carefully selected, does not deserve FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt).


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