i have a fax machine that has trouble connecting to two Brother all in one fax machines only - the call goes through, you hear fax tones and then it disconnects - the two brother fax machines can't send to my fax machine - none of the 3 faxes have any problems with any other faxes - any thoughts/suggestions??
Tek-Tips is the largest IT community on the Internet today!
Members share and learn making Tek-Tips Forums the best source of peer-reviewed technical information on the Internet!
-
Congratulations Rhinorhino on being selected by the Tek-Tips community for having the most helpful posts in the forums last week. Way to Go!
fax connectivity problems
- Thread starter upstateny
- Start date
Does it sound as if the faxes are timing out, or are they negotiating a connection and then disconnecting?
Many faxes have proprietary transmission modes that allow them to transmit faster to the same make/model. It could be that the type of fax that you have, and the Brother All-in-one faxes have similar proprietary modes, so each attempts to negotiate that mode, then fails when they aren't exactly the same.
Is your fax a Brother as well?
If you can, attempt to configure your machine to connect as either a Group II or at 9600 bps or slower (7200 or 4800). The faxes could be having issues attempting to connect at the Group III mode or 14.4k rate.
pansophic
Many faxes have proprietary transmission modes that allow them to transmit faster to the same make/model. It could be that the type of fax that you have, and the Brother All-in-one faxes have similar proprietary modes, so each attempts to negotiate that mode, then fails when they aren't exactly the same.
Is your fax a Brother as well?
If you can, attempt to configure your machine to connect as either a Group II or at 9600 bps or slower (7200 or 4800). The faxes could be having issues attempting to connect at the Group III mode or 14.4k rate.
pansophic
- Status
Similar threads
- Locked
- Question
