Faxing with W2K with ISDN
 

l am looking for some help with sending faxes using W2K fax. A fax icon is supposed to appear in the control panel if a "fax modem" is installed.

I do not have a modem, only an ISDN adapter. Does anyone have any ideas on how to force W2K to load this program from the OS disk without a true modem installed?

Thanks in advance.

Just to expand on your question. I don't have isdn just a standard fax modem and it appears I need fax software before I can send or receive them (I don't think that Win2K/XP has the appropriate software).
Can anyone reccomend any 'fax freeware' ? I've tried the usual sources but drawn a blank.

Tinker, I did some research on Microsoft's web site. W2K does have fax software, but will only load from the O/S disk if it recognizes a "fax modem" installed.

When this occurs, a fax icon appears in the control panel. Otherwise, it does not.

I am trying to figure out how to get the O/S to do the same with an ISDN adapter, as I do not have a modem.

:D

You can't send faxes over ISDN unless you're using the PSTN adapter........

Aisleman, please resend the link, it is invalid.

Cheers,

The step by step explanation is here .

It does not matter at all, with what you want to send or receive a fax, being it a fax machine, an analog modem or an isdn modem. The unit used must comply to the specification laid down in the G1 (old) G2 (still old) or G3 (todays standard) rules.

Basically sending an dreceiving fax is a simple point-to-point connection with it's own transfer protocol.

And an ISDN modem does it (normally) at 14.400 according to G3 standards.

You certainly can send faxes via ISDN - been doing it for years.

Depends, as previously stated, on your ISDN TA. I have a BT Speedway ISDN card. This came with software to send & receive faxes as if by standard analogue line.

What type of ISDN TA are you using ?

As I said, you can't send faxes over ISDN unless you have a PSTN adapter.

A PSTN adapter is the analogue side of the ISDN channel. It is not ISDN per se.

What_does - I have no desire to get into a war of words here or pee you off as moderator of this forum.

However, I have been in this game too long. You mention a PSTN adapter ? I assume you mean a software PSTN adapter ? When I use ISDN my PC network talks ISDN from the card via the ISDN line. All calls within the network, be it our friends at BT or whoever, talk ISDN (albeit on a larger scale) until the final stretch from the destination exchange. I.e. it is pure ISDN from within my PC to the destination so no need for conversion. Analogue only comes into play at the last part of the call. That is totally
transparent.

I apologise if I am treading on toes here. Suspect I have mis-read and that the original post was more related to conguration of the TA itself.