Need to replace our older soho fax machine with something more current. Would like to run the fax line through *, but haven't been able to make spandsp work correctly with digium TDM04b card. Our fax volume is very low (maybe a few per week), but we have multiple offices in three geographic locations and would like to be able to email the images to the correct location. For planning purposes, is it appropriate to think in terms of purchasing a t38 capable box even if its not supported by * today? (I'm well aware of the bounty and Steve's work.) If now is the time to purchase a t38 capable fax machine, anyone have any suggestions on a low-volume soho-sized box?
Rich Adamson wrote:>Need to replace our older soho fax machine with something more current. >Would like to run the fax line through *, but haven't been able to >make spandsp work correctly with digium TDM04b card. Our fax volume >This seems to be a problem with the current wctdm driver. It seems to be broken for audio going out. I used to be able to send faxes reliably using spandsp and a TDM40P card, but I no longer can. I haven't had time to look in detail at what is wrong.>is very low (maybe a few per week), but we have multiple offices in >three geographic locations and would like to be able to email the >images to the correct location. > >For planning purposes, is it appropriate to think in terms of purchasing >a t38 capable box even if its not supported by * today? (I'm well aware >of the bounty and Steve's work.) > >If spandsp doesn't work now, spandsp won't work through a T.38 channel.>If now is the time to purchase a t38 capable fax machine, anyone have >any suggestions on a low-volume soho-sized box? > >It seems the T.38 in a number of units doesn't really work. I'm not clear how widespread that problem is, but since there are only a few suppliers of protocol stacks for these boxes I suspect it may be widespread. Regards, Steve
On Feb 12, 2005, at 4:38 PM, Rich Adamson wrote:> > For planning purposes, is it appropriate to think in terms of > purchasing > a t38 capable box even if its not supported by * today? (I'm well aware > of the bounty and Steve's work.)That's what I would do. In fact, I already have T.38 capable VOIP adapter (an Azatel 200) for my current fax machine but plan to upgrade that box to a Sipura 2100.> > If now is the time to purchase a t38 capable fax machine, anyone have > any suggestions on a low-volume soho-sized box? > >I don't think there is such a thing as a T38 capable fax machine. T38 is for faxing over VOIP and I have yet to see a fax machine with a built-in network port so it can connect directly to the Internet...if you know what I mean. FWIW, I have had absolutely zero problems receiving faxes over VOIP, via Asterisk, using Voicepulse Connect, IAX trunking, and g.711. My problems for faxing are all related to outbound faxing (using the same Voicepulse setup or Sixtel iax.cc). Not sure why outbound is giving me problems when inbound isn't giving me any. <shrug> Of course I need to fax outbound more often than I need to receive inbound! -mark -- Mark Eissler, mark@mixtur.com Mixtur Interactive, Inc. -@- http://www.mixtur.com