Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread ken
On 03/28/2011 04:22 PM Robert Heller wrote: At Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:53:50 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On 03/28/2011 05:59 AM Adam Tauno Williams wrote: On Sun, 2011-03-27 at 22:41 -0400, ken wrote: It's been many years, but it seems that I have to receive a fax and

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread Les Mikesell
On 3/29/2011 10:35 AM, ken wrote: I've got a couple dozen other things I need to do... and the person who was going to fax me something is scanning the doc and attaching it to an email, so I don't need the fax anymore. So I'm bagging this project for now. Down the road, however, I want to

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread Robert Heller
At Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:35:49 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On 03/28/2011 04:22 PM Robert Heller wrote: At Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:53:50 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On 03/28/2011 05:59 AM Adam Tauno Williams wrote: On Sun, 2011-03-27 at

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread ken
On 03/29/2011 11:55 AM Les Mikesell wrote: On 3/29/2011 10:35 AM, ken wrote: I've got a couple dozen other things I need to do... and the person who was going to fax me something is scanning the doc and attaching it to an email, so I don't need the fax anymore. So I'm bagging this project for

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread ken
I also have a PCMCIA slot and an old modem card from a previous laptop, so that might be a better option than wrestling with a winmodem. I don't know yet The old PCMCIA modem card might not be a fax modem. If the laptop does have a good old DB-9 serial port connector, then going

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread Les Mikesell
On 3/29/2011 11:25 AM, ken wrote: I've got a couple dozen other things I need to do... and the person who was going to fax me something is scanning the doc and attaching it to an email, so I don't need the fax anymore. So I'm bagging this project for now. Down the road, however, I want to

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread Stephen Harris
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 12:08:33PM -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: GV has been around for years - but previously you had to get an invite from an existing user or go on a waiting list. Now you can just sign up and get a free number which you can send where you want with/without screening and

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread Lamar Owen
On Tuesday, March 29, 2011 11:56:17 am Robert Heller wrote: At Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:35:49 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: Internal... on a laptop... so a winmodem. :( Almost all *internal* modems (esp. on laptops) are Winmodems and are thus pretty close to useless

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread Robert Heller
At Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:47:50 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: I also have a PCMCIA slot and an old modem card from a previous laptop, so that might be a better option than wrestling with a winmodem. I don't know yet The old PCMCIA modem card might not be a

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread Lamar Owen
On Tuesday, March 29, 2011 02:07:46 pm Robert Heller wrote: Unless you spend serious bucks, ALL *PCI* modems are win modems (there are one or two very high-end 'industrial grade' PCI 'hardware' modems). Many older *ISA* modems were 'hardware' modems and were meant for old i586 and i486 systems

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-29 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 3:21 PM, Lamar Owen lo...@pari.edu wrote: On Tuesday, March 29, 2011 02:07:46 pm Robert Heller wrote: Unless you spend serious bucks, ALL *PCI* modems are win modems (there are one or two very high-end 'industrial grade' PCI 'hardware' modems). Many older *ISA* modems

[CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-28 Thread ken
On 03/28/2011 05:59 AM Adam Tauno Williams wrote: On Sun, 2011-03-27 at 22:41 -0400, ken wrote: It's been many years, but it seems that I have to receive a fax and might have to send one too. Is there a way to do this on CentOS 5.5? (Hope so.) Hylafax; has been quietly running at work,

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-28 Thread Les Mikesell
On 3/28/2011 2:53 PM, ken wrote: It's been many years, but it seems that I have to receive a fax and might have to send one too. Is there a way to do this on CentOS 5.5? (Hope so.) Hylafax; has been quietly running at work, without incident, for years.

Re: [CentOS] finding the right serial port, enabling configuring it [was: Re: fax software]

2011-03-28 Thread Robert Heller
At Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:53:50 -0400 CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote: On 03/28/2011 05:59 AM Adam Tauno Williams wrote: On Sun, 2011-03-27 at 22:41 -0400, ken wrote: It's been many years, but it seems that I have to receive a fax and might have to send one too. Is there a way