Hi, I have a requirement for sending and receiving faxes and was wondering the best way to achieve it with Asterisk as I only have one phone line. I currently have a TDM11B in my server (1 x FXO, 1 x FXS), so I was thinking that I would need to get a additional FXS module, connect that to a Eicon Fax card, and then when receiving a call detect the fax tone and bridge the call to the FXS channel. Would that work okay ? Just seems fax cards are very expensive for what they do. -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: "curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import" // Fingerprint: 543A E778 7F2D 98F1 3E50 9C1F F190 93E0 E8E8 0CF8 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0xE8E80CF8 // SIP Phone: uxbod@sip.splatnix.net -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
For an all electronic solution, use fax2mail and mail2fax (from www.generationd.com). For a fancier all VOIP solution consider hylafax. For analog only you can plug your fax machine in as you suggest. For a step up, buy an ATA with T.38 capability and plug your fax machine into that. MD -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of --[ UxBoD ]-- Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 10:34 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [asterisk-users] Asterisk and Fax Hi, I have a requirement for sending and receiving faxes and was wondering the best way to achieve it with Asterisk as I only have one phone line. I currently have a TDM11B in my server (1 x FXO, 1 x FXS), so I was thinking that I would need to get a additional FXS module, connect that to a Eicon Fax card, and then when receiving a call detect the fax tone and bridge the call to the FXS channel. Would that work okay ? Just seems fax cards are very expensive for what they do. -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: "curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import" // Fingerprint: 543A E778 7F2D 98F1 3E50 9C1F F190 93E0 E8E8 0CF8 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0xE8E80CF8 // SIP Phone: uxbod@sip.splatnix.net -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
On Fri, Mar 02, 2007 at 03:34:19PM +0000, --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote:> Hi, > > I have a requirement for sending and receiving faxes and was > wondering the best way to achieve it with Asterisk as I only have one > phone line. > > I currently have a TDM11B in my server (1 x FXO, 1 x FXS), so I was > thinking that I would need to get a additional FXS module, connect > that to a Eicon Fax card, and then when receiving a call detect the > fax tone and bridge the call to the FXS channel.Why not put a fax machine on the FXS port? Or route those calls to a local iaxmodem/hylafax? or simply recieve faxes to a rxfax? -- Tzafrir Cohen icq#16849755 jabber:tzafrir@jabber.org +972-50-7952406 mailto:tzafrir.cohen@xorcom.com http://www.xorcom.com iax:guest@local.xorcom.com/tzafrir
I would just put the phone line into the fax machine and the phone jack from it into the fxs card. It is a simple solution. Bob --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote:> Hi, > > I have a requirement for sending and receiving faxes and was wondering the best way to achieve it with Asterisk as I only have one phone line. > > I currently have a TDM11B in my server (1 x FXO, 1 x FXS), so I was thinking that I would need to get a additional FXS module, connect that to a Eicon Fax card, and then when receiving a call detect the fax tone and bridge the call to the FXS channel. > > Would that work okay ? Just seems fax cards are very expensive for what they do. >
--[ UxBoD ]-- wrote:> Hi, > > I have a requirement for sending and receiving faxes and was wondering the best way to achieve it with Asterisk as I only have one phone line. > > I currently have a TDM11B in my server (1 x FXO, 1 x FXS), so I was thinking that I would need to get a additional FXS module, connect that to a Eicon Fax card, and then when receiving a call detect the fax tone and bridge the call to the FXS channel. > > Would that work okay ? Just seems fax cards are very expensive for what they do. >Setup a separate server with the modem and run Hylafax. Thanks, Steve
On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:59:25 -0500 "Robert A. Rawlinson" <rarawlinson@cinci.rr.com> wrote:> I would just put the phone line into the fax machine and the phone jack > from it into the fxs card. It is a simple solution. > Bob > > --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have a requirement for sending and receiving faxes and was wondering the best way to achieve it with Asterisk as > > I only have one phone line. > > > > I currently have a TDM11B in my server (1 x FXO, 1 x FXS), so I was thinking that I would need to get a additional > > FXS module, connect that to a Eicon Fax card, and then when receiving a call detect the fax tone and bridge the > > call to the FXS channel. > > > > Would that work okay ? Just seems fax cards are very expensive for what they do. > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >The reason for going down the route I proposed was so that faxes would end up as attachments in my partners mailbox. I am trying to centralise emails, voicemail and faxes on our home server for her business. Regards, -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: "curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import" // Fingerprint: 543A E778 7F2D 98F1 3E50 9C1F F190 93E0 E8E8 0CF8 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0xE8E80CF8 // SIP:uxbod@sip.splatnix.net -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
No. Asterisk does not have fax support and there are no plans to add it. You can however send the faxes as voice calls, however there is no assurance as to its reliability. Maybe most will work but some will without a doubt be predestine to fail. On 3/2/07, --[ UxBoD ]-- <uxbod@splatnix.net> wrote:> Hi, > > I have a requirement for sending and receiving faxes and was wondering the best way to achieve it with Asterisk as I only have one phone line. > > I currently have a TDM11B in my server (1 x FXO, 1 x FXS), so I was thinking that I would need to get a additional FXS module, connect that to a Eicon Fax card, and then when receiving a call detect the fax tone and bridge the call to the FXS channel. > > Would that work okay ? Just seems fax cards are very expensive for what they do. > -- > --[ UxBoD ]-- > // PGP Key: "curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import" > // Fingerprint: 543A E778 7F2D 98F1 3E50 9C1F F190 93E0 E8E8 0CF8 > // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0xE8E80CF8 > // SIP Phone: uxbod@sip.splatnix.net > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
Hi, I have a requirement for sending and receiving faxes and was wondering the best way to achieve it with Asterisk as I only have one phone line. I currently have a TDM11B in my server (1 x FXO, 1 x FXS), so I was thinking that I would need to get a additional FXS module, connect that to a Eicon Fax card, and then when receiving a call detect the fax tone and bridge the call to the FXS channel. Would that work okay ? Just seems fax cards are very expensive for what they do. -- --[ UxBoD ]-- // PGP Key: "curl -s http://www.splatnix.net/uxbod.asc | gpg --import" // Fingerprint: 543A E778 7F2D 98F1 3E50 9C1F F190 93E0 E8E8 0CF8 // Keyserver: www.keyserver.net Key-ID: 0xE8E80CF8 // SIP Phone: uxbod@sip.splatnix.net -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.