Modem

[h90]

Our office server always took all the faxes over a cheapo modem.

Now there are no driver for Win7 so I need to buy a new modem....On the online price lists I can't find modems anymore.

Do they still exist?

Or are they called different now?

Any recommendations?

[GuyL]

Is it what you are looking for? http://thesystem.co.th/products/preview.php?code=A0008761

You might also be interested in an internal modem, just like this one, for instance: http://thesystem.co.th/products/preview.php?code=A0005892

[h90]

Is it what you are looking for? http://thesystem.co....p?code=A0008761

You might also be interested in an internal modem, just like this one, for instance: http://thesystem.co....p?code=A0005892

almost, but it needs to let the signal thru when the computer is turned off. What the first can't do.

the second does not support Win 7....

:-(

or any other good idea for faxes?

[GuyL]

Is it what you are looking for? http://thesystem.co....p?code=A0008761

You might also be interested in an internal modem, just like this one, for instance: http://thesystem.co....p?code=A0005892

almost, but it needs to let the signal thru when the computer is turned off. What the first can't do.

the second does not support Win 7....

:-(

or any other good idea for faxes?

According to TP-Link's website, the second (internal) modem does also support Windows 7: http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/?model=TM-IP5600 (even if it was not mentioned on the distributor's website, probably because it's a rather ancient product and the information has not been updated for a long time).

[endure]

If it's an internal modem it won't work when the computer it's fitted in is off. Internal modems are a bit suspect. If you need to reset the modem you have to reboot the machine it's in.

[endure]

The granddaddy of dial-up modems supports W7 according to the USR website. Whether they're available in Thailand is a different matter...

http://www.usr.com/products/modem/business-product.asp?sku=USR3453c

[rakman]

There are some free fax internet sites (google free fax) and receive your faxes via email. With a scanner, you can copy paper to a file and fax it out via some of them. You can also sign up for an efax account get a fax number for a variety of countries and send and receive faxes via the internet.

But just about anything that doesn't have an external power supply and internal memory won't receive a fax when the system is turned off.

There are also usb fax modems available in the wild, but draw power from the PC. And if you get an external modem, you might need a USB serial adapter as most systems don't have serial ports any more.

[h90]

I found an easier solution: our company brother, fax, scan everything MFC-7340 can receive faxes-->print-->and than transmit it to the PC over USB.

If you every figure out how to configure what is not mentioned in the guide....

Unfortunately the MFC-7340 does not work with my loved VentaFax but the crap brother software works better than it looks like....

(Sorry if I sound cynical, but I wasted 7 hours to find non existing drivers, try to get VentaFax to work with the MFC-7340, update mfc-7340 firmware, installed and reinstalled drivers etc etc)

[Dork]

You can get those cheap internal modems to work on Win 7/Server 2008 but it takes a bit of trial & error finding the right drivers. Look at the chipset on the modem (Rockwell, Motorola etc) and search for drivers based on that rather than the manufacturer of the modem itself. Even an XP or Win2000 driver will often work.

I have fax server running as a service under Server 2008R2 and it plods along for months at a time without needing a reboot. Another solution is to use an ancient PC that you would otherwise throw away. Install whatever operating system and some free fax server software which will deliver the faxes to your email account via SMTP.

Of course either of these solutions will draw electricity to operate. Not sure how you would get away without that.

[h90]

You can get those cheap internal modems to work on Win 7/Server 2008 but it takes a bit of trial & error finding the right drivers. Look at the chipset on the modem (Rockwell, Motorola etc) and search for drivers based on that rather than the manufacturer of the modem itself. Even an XP or Win2000 driver will often work.

I have fax server running as a service under Server 2008R2 and it plods along for months at a time without needing a reboot. Another solution is to use an ancient PC that you would otherwise throw away. Install whatever operating system and some free fax server software which will deliver the faxes to your email account via SMTP.

Of course either of these solutions will draw electricity to operate. Not sure how you would get away without that.

I tried to get the old external modem to work. I installed the chipset drivers of it, which looked well and some things worked. But when a phone call came win 7 got bluescreen and reboot......

We have an old computer doing that job very well at the moment. It also worked as file server.

But it start to get a bit strange: 1 time per month a blue screen.

Recently I had to take out half the RAM, because any RAM placed in a specific socket causes RAM failure (it isn't the RAM it is the mainboard).

2 files could not be read, but otherwise the HD seems OK (it has a sticker from 2003 on it and is labeled as refurbished).

It does not make sense to run the company on vintage computer which usually brake down when I am on holidays....

[endure]

Excuse me for aksing but what kind of external modem are you using? If it's an RS232 driven modem it shouldn't need drivers - just software that understand the AT command set.

[h90]

Excuse me for aksing but what kind of external modem are you using? If it's an RS232 driven modem it shouldn't need drivers - just software that understand the AT command set.

UM-9800U from Aztech connected to USB

Yes in my understanding a Modem Driver should be something very simple and most probably many modems are bases on the exact same chips and have just different brands.

But after a few blue screens on Win7 (what kind of OS is that????) I gave up.....