Hylafaxm without modems - SIP?

[Bill Shirley]

Google for 'usb modem':
https://www.google.com/search?q=usb+modem&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Gets it power from USB.  I've used these before.

Bill


On 1/26/2016 4:56 AM, Gary Stainburn wrote:
> I've just had to replace my Hylafax server as the cooling fan in the rack case
> has died and could not be replaced.
>
> My box runs three fax modems, one for each of the original 3 fax machines that
> got skipped years ago.
>
> This means that I now have 3 lots of:
>
> USB to seral converter (new box doesn't have any COM ports.
> 9pin->25-pin serial cable
> Modem
> power supply
> phone line
> analogue port on our Mitel 3300 controller
>
> I was wondering if there a better way?
>
> I've done lots of Googling and there is a lot of conflicting - and mostly very
> old - information out there.
>
> Does anyone have any more up-to-date opinions or advice on doing this?
>
> Most of the concerns about reliability were based on IP latency, but my fax
> server and my Mitel controller are both on the same Procurv Gigabit switch so
> hopefully that would be quick enough