can I hook up a fax machine to my computer? If so how would I do it? I use cable connection?
113188
Well we pick up a printer,fax,copier,scanner from hp it's a all in one  from SAM's wholesale club and it was like $84.99
570323
You can use your own telephone line to send a fax using the Fax Console and the 56k modem on your PC. The days of free faxing online are gone.
453474
I don't think so, but you can receive faxes using "e-fax", which will send you an e-mail notifying you that you've received a fax.  \n\nYou need to download and install the e-fax "viewer" to read them, so you can only read them and/or print them, on your computer, or on a computer that you can downlaod the "viewer" on.  It's pretty cool, and I've been using it for a couple of years now.\n\nGo to www.efax.com.  The free version limits how many pages you can receive in a month, and gives you a generic fax number.  The paid version lets you choose your number, and lets you send faxes too.\n\nThey also have "e-voice" which does the same for voicemail messages.
29196
Basically you can't, because the fax machine desn't have an e-mail address, and isn't connected to an e-mail server-- it's only connected to a phone line. But there used to be a way to do so...\n\nYears ago, before the Internet, MCI offered an e-mail service called MCI Mail. You dialed up with your PC and modem and either composed your message online or uploaded a specially formatted text file. You could then either: \n1. send it as an e-mail to another MCI Mail user; \n2. send it as a telex to a telex machine; \n3. send it as a fax to a fax machine; or \n4. send it to a special printer that would print it out for delivery either as first-class mail or overnight delivery via a courier service. \n\nLater, when the Internet became popular, MCI Mail could be used to send/receive e-mail to/from Internet addresses. \n\nMCI Mail ran successfully and profitably for 20 years before being decommissioned a year or two ago.
536812
From checking out the PDF file in the sources area, it looks like it's a function of the print driver.  Possibly a menu selection or different driver needs to be installed for faxing capabilities?  \n  As for the server.  Depends on what kind of hardware its on as to if it can handle it and what else is installed on it.  If there's nothing else, and it's a small business, and you're not faxing 50 - 60 pages / fax, you should be ok running it.  If it's just a DC doing fileshareing, I'd say you should be ok.  Take a base line of the server prior to setting up the fax solution and have a few select users start to use the fax capabilities, and monitor it again.  If the new monitor readings spike a lot higher than the original base line, you know you'll need a new server. \n\nFor light duty faxing, I don't think it should be a problem unless the driver does some type of document converstion on the server as opposed to the workstation.
489579
From Bob Rankin Yes, there are a few places online that allow you to send a free fax, no strings attached. You don't need a fax machine, you don't need fax software, you don't have to give anyone your credit card number. My favorite is FaxZero, which lets you send a fax to any fax machine in the United States (including Puerto Rico) or Canada for free. All you need is a computer on the Internet and a valid e-mail address. Faxzero is web-based, so you can access it with a PC, Mac or Linux based computer.\n\nHere's how it works... First visit FaxZero.com and fill out the fax form. Enter your e-mail address and carefully type the Confirmation Code. (This prevents malicious users and automated bots from abusing the system.) Then type the text of your fax (for a quick text-based fax) or attach a file. You can send plain text, PDF, Microsoft Word (DOC), or an Excel spreadsheet (XLS) file. Ready to send? Whack the Send Free Fax Now button!\n\nA confirmation message will then be sent to your e-mail address. Your fax won't be transmitted until you click the link in that message. You'll receive an e-mail confirming that the fax was either delivered, or that it failed for some reason.\n\nFree Internet Faxing... Really?Yes, it's really free. The service is supported by advertising on the cover page of the free faxes you send. That seems like a small "price" to pay for sending a free fax. You don't have to buy a fax machine, fax software, fax supplies, get a fax line, or pay long distance phone charges. And typically the cover page is mostly blank anyway. Why not fill it up with something useful? \n\nAnd you needn't be concerned about getting spammed or scammed if you use FaxZero. Here's the FaxZero privacy policy:\n\nWe hate junk e-mail and junk faxes, and will absolutely not send any unsolicited e-mail or faxes. Users will receive e-mail messages (such as confirmation messages) as part of the process of using the service. If you subscribe to the FaxZero mailing list, we will send occasional news about the service, which may include advertisments for our marketing partners. Your name, company name, e-mail address, and fax number will appear in the "Sender Information" area of the faxes that you send. FaxZero will not share your information, nor information about the people you send faxes to, with marketers or anyone else, unless compelled to do so by court order. \nCan I Send Unlimited Free Faxes?No, the free service provided by FaxZero is limited to 2 faxes per day, and there's a maximum of three pages per fax. If you need to send more than that, you can use the FaxZero Premium service. Sending a premium fax costs $1.79, and there's no ad or FaxZero logo on the cover page, so you may like that for business communications. The number of pages increases from 3 to 10, and there's no 2-fax-per-day limitation.
154083
I found a neat program called efax.  Was free, but of course they wanted me to upgrade to a pro version for $20.  Nice - they gave me a fax number, and a small program that I downloaded that reads the fax, which is sent to my email address - all for free.  Might be efax.com???\n\nI also purchased a program called just the fax, which I used on my W98 computer to send faxes. I think that was $20 also.
941546
all fax machines have a method to check if the fax was communicated, by printing a communication report, see the manual.\n\nalso call the company you are sending it to, ask if they received it and write down the name of the person you talked to\n\nsend your fax again but include a request for the recipient to send you a confirmation of receipt fax to you.\n\nsend your letter by registered mail to them (they will have to sign for receipt)\n\na nasty way is, to keep sending the fax every 10 minutes until the respond, not recommended, but I am sure that if all others fail, you will get a response on this one.\n\ngood luck
67483
Any modem will do fine.  The functionality you are looking for , fax, ans, mach etc. is more a function of the software application\n\nYou are probabaly best to look for a modem that is NON-windows, that was it does the processing on the hardware and not in the Win OS.  And it should be voice capable as well.
1113694
Short for facsimile machine, a device that can send or receive pictures and text over a telephone line. Fax machines work by digitizing an image -- dividing it into a grid of dots. Each dot is either on or off, depending on whether it is black or white. Electronically, each dot is represented by a bit that has a value of either 0 (off) or 1 (on). In this way, the fax machine translates a picture into a series of zeros and ones (called a bit map) that can be transmitted like normal computer data. On the receiving side, a fax machine reads the incoming data, translates the zeros and ones back into dots, and reprints the picture. \nCost of a fax machine ranges depending on the type of machine, they quality of it, and different features you may want.
371473
Are you using the supplied  phone cord?  I believe many HP faxes require the use of a 4 wire cord and many cords only use 2 \n\nAre you using VOIP?  Do you have call waiting?\n\nCan you dial a regular call on the fax machine?
386002
Actually yes i have done it.  You will need a filter on the telephone cable connecting the fax machine(computer) to the wall.   It worked w/o fail for me nothing to it.
121243
A device you can attach to a personal computer that enables you to transmit and receive electronic documents as faxes. A fax modem is like a regular modem except that it is designed to transmit documents to a fax machine or to another fax modem. Some, but not all, fax modems do double duty as regular modems. As with regular modems, fax modems can be either internal or external. Internal fax modems are often called fax boards.
773350
for this purpose you will need an additional software such as SCV Fax, super fax. this will install a printer in the menu.. a fax printer... click print and select fax printer.. and then go on as the instructions suggest..\n\nvoila!!!!!
62382
Microsoft Fax has to be enabled in control panel. You would then need a phone line into your modem.\n\nOr do it online with:\n\nhttp://www.fax4free.com/home.asp
517853
******IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A DISK\n\n1) Connect the printer cable to the appropriate port on your computer according to the printer manufacturer's instructions. \n\n2) Plug the power cord of the printer into a wall outlet and turn the printer on. \n\n3) Open Printers and Faxes. \n\n4)Under Printer Tasks, click Add a printer to open the Add Printer Wizard, and then click Next. \n\n5)Click Local printer or stand-alone network printer, clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box, and then click Next. \n\n6) Most computers use a parallel port (LPT1) to send information to a printer that's directly attached to the computer. So in the Use the following port list, click LPT1: (Recommended Printer Port), and then click Next. Some plotters, however, may connect to the computer through one of the serial (COM) ports. If that's the case for you, click one of the serial (COM) ports. \n\n7) Follow the directions that appear. \nWhen you are finished, the printer appears in Printers and Faxes. If you want to print a test page, first make sure your printer is turned on and ready to print.
1175593
You need fax modem in your computer. in windows xp just enable software from add/remove and then you can send and receive faxed in windows xp.  if you don't want to use windows faxing service then use winfax, it's a best software.