MS Fax & Multi Modem cards

[David G. Hoch]

I have a Digi Acceleport RAS 8 (8 modem) card. I'm wondering if MS Fax is
compatible with multi-modem cards, or if there is a limit to the number of
fax modems that MS Fax can address.

Thanks for your help,
--David

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Most current Microsoft Fax products support only a single modem which cannot
be shared.

 

[David G. Hoch]

Russ,

I know that MS FAX (as a component of MS Exchange) can be shared to multiple
users, and I'm almost certain that it can support at least two serial
attached modems. Is there somewhere that I'd be able to find documentation
on this issue?

Thanks,
--David

Most current Microsoft Fax products support only a single modem which cannot
be shared.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have a Digi Acceleport RAS 8 (8 modem) card. I'm wondering if MS Fax is
compatible with multi-modem cards, or if there is a limit to the number of
fax modems that MS Fax can address.

Thanks for your help,
--David

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You still have not clarified the fax software you are using.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

I know that MS FAX (as a component of MS Exchange) can be shared to multiple
users, and I'm almost certain that it can support at least two serial
attached modems. Is there somewhere that I'd be able to find documentation
on this issue?

Thanks,
--David

Most current Microsoft Fax products support only a single modem which cannot
be shared.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have a Digi Acceleport RAS 8 (8 modem) card. I'm wondering if MS Fax is
compatible with multi-modem cards, or if there is a limit to the number of
fax modems that MS Fax can address.

Thanks for your help,
--David

 

[David G. Hoch]

I am using Microsoft FAX, which is a component of MS Exchange 2003.

You still have not clarified the fax software you are using.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

I know that MS FAX (as a component of MS Exchange) can be shared to multiple
users, and I'm almost certain that it can support at least two serial
attached modems. Is there somewhere that I'd be able to find documentation
on this issue?

Thanks,
--David

Most current Microsoft Fax products support only a single modem which cannot
be shared.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have a Digi Acceleport RAS 8 (8 modem) card. I'm wondering if MS Fax is
compatible with multi-modem cards, or if there is a limit to the number of
fax modems that MS Fax can address.

Thanks for your help,
--David

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No it isn't. Microsoft Fax was a standalone product in Windows 95/98.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am using Microsoft FAX, which is a component of MS Exchange 2003.

You still have not clarified the fax software you are using.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

I know that MS FAX (as a component of MS Exchange) can be shared to multiple
users, and I'm almost certain that it can support at least two serial
attached modems. Is there somewhere that I'd be able to find documentation
on this issue?

Thanks,
--David

:

Most current Microsoft Fax products support only a single modem

which
cannot

be shared.

Fax
is

compatible with multi-modem cards, or if there is a limit to the number of
fax modems that MS Fax can address.

Thanks for your help,
--David

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP DTS]]

The only sharable fax services Microsoft currently offer are part of Small
Business Server and Windows 2003 Server. There is no fax service of any
kind included with Exchange Server 2003.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-DTS -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Got Blues? - www.badnewsbluesband.com

I am using Microsoft FAX, which is a component of MS Exchange 2003.

You still have not clarified the fax software you are using.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

I know that MS FAX (as a component of MS Exchange) can be shared to multiple
users, and I'm almost certain that it can support at least two serial
attached modems. Is there somewhere that I'd be able to find documentation
on this issue?

Thanks,
--David

:

Most current Microsoft Fax products support only a single modem

which
cannot

be shared.

Fax
is

compatible with multi-modem cards, or if there is a limit to the number of
fax modems that MS Fax can address.

Thanks for your help,
--David

 

[David G. Hoch]

Obviously this shows my confusion. The fax software that I'm using must be
the component of Windows 2003 Server. I assumed that it was installed as
part of Exchange, but clearly that's not the case. Exchange is running on
W2003 Server and the fax component was installed via Control Panel.

--David

The only sharable fax services Microsoft currently offer are part of Small
Business Server and Windows 2003 Server. There is no fax service of any
kind included with Exchange Server 2003.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-DTS -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Got Blues? - www.badnewsbluesband.com

I am using Microsoft FAX, which is a component of MS Exchange 2003.

You still have not clarified the fax software you are using.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

I know that MS FAX (as a component of MS Exchange) can be shared to
multiple
users, and I'm almost certain that it can support at least two serial
attached modems. Is there somewhere that I'd be able to find
documentation
on this issue?

Thanks,
--David

:

Most current Microsoft Fax products support only a single modem which
cannot
be shared.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
I have a Digi Acceleport RAS 8 (8 modem) card. I'm wondering if MS Fax
is
compatible with multi-modem cards, or if there is a limit to the
number of
fax modems that MS Fax can address.

Thanks for your help,
--David

 

[Manoj K. Jain [MSFT]]

Microsoft Fax in Win2003 works with multiple modems as well as a few multi
modems cards. Can you check the following - do the 8 modems show up
separately in the Fax Management Console? If it shows up separately as 8
devices, they will work parallelly.

I checked the digi.com site and found that this model supports Faxing, so
that should not be a problem.
--
Manoj K Jain[MSFT]
Microsoft Printing, Imaging and Faxing
This posting isprovided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights.
Please do not send mail directly to this aloas. This alias is for newsgroup
purposes only.

Obviously this shows my confusion. The fax software that I'm using must
be
the component of Windows 2003 Server. I assumed that it was installed as
part of Exchange, but clearly that's not the case. Exchange is running on
W2003 Server and the fax component was installed via Control Panel.

--David

The only sharable fax services Microsoft currently offer are part of
Small
Business Server and Windows 2003 Server. There is no fax service of any
kind included with Exchange Server 2003.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-DTS -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Got Blues? - www.badnewsbluesband.com

I am using Microsoft FAX, which is a component of MS Exchange 2003.

:

You still have not clarified the fax software you are using.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ,

I know that MS FAX (as a component of MS Exchange) can be shared to
multiple
users, and I'm almost certain that it can support at least two
serial
attached modems. Is there somewhere that I'd be able to find
documentation
on this issue?

Thanks,
--David

:

Most current Microsoft Fax products support only a single modem which
cannot
be shared.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in
message
I have a Digi Acceleport RAS 8 (8 modem) card. I'm wondering if
MS Fax
is
compatible with multi-modem cards, or if there is a limit to
the
number of
fax modems that MS Fax can address.

Thanks for your help,
--David

 

[David G. Hoch]

Now that I've actually installed and tested I thought I'd post the final
result.

Yes, the Digi RAS 8 multi modem board does work in Windows Server 2003.
Windows sees each of the modems as an individual unit and can work with all
of them.

One thing that I was not aware of, and which has put a crimp in my plans, is
that Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition supports a maximum of 4 modems for
shared fax use. The additional modems cannot be used for Shared fax.
Apparently Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition does not have this limitaion.

Thank you all for your input on this.
--David

Microsoft Fax in Win2003 works with multiple modems as well as a few multi
modems cards. Can you check the following - do the 8 modems show up
separately in the Fax Management Console? If it shows up separately as 8
devices, they will work parallelly.

I checked the digi.com site and found that this model supports Faxing, so
that should not be a problem.
--
Manoj K Jain[MSFT]
Microsoft Printing, Imaging and Faxing
This posting isprovided "AS IS" with no warranties and confers no rights.
Please do not send mail directly to this aloas. This alias is for newsgroup
purposes only.

Obviously this shows my confusion. The fax software that I'm using must
be
the component of Windows 2003 Server. I assumed that it was installed as
part of Exchange, but clearly that's not the case. Exchange is running on
W2003 Server and the fax component was installed via Control Panel.

--David

The only sharable fax services Microsoft currently offer are part of
Small
Business Server and Windows 2003 Server. There is no fax service of any
kind included with Exchange Server 2003.

Hal
--
Hal Hostetler, CPBE -- (e-mail address removed)
Senior Engineer/MIS -- MS MVP-DTS -- WA7BGX
http://www.kvoa.com -- "When News breaks, we fix it!"
KVOA Television, Tucson, AZ. NBC Channel 4
Got Blues? - www.badnewsbluesband.com

I am using Microsoft FAX, which is a component of MS Exchange 2003.

:

You still have not clarified the fax software you are using.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
message
Russ,

I know that MS FAX (as a component of MS Exchange) can be shared to
multiple
users, and I'm almost certain that it can support at least two
serial
attached modems. Is there somewhere that I'd be able to find
documentation
on this issue?

Thanks,
--David

:

Most current Microsoft Fax products support only a single modem
which
cannot
be shared.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
in
message
I have a Digi Acceleport RAS 8 (8 modem) card. I'm wondering if
MS
Fax
is
compatible with multi-modem cards, or if there is a limit to
the
number of
fax modems that MS Fax can address.

Thanks for your help,
--David