Paul,<br> I don't know anything about EFax, but I know about firewalls and networking.<br><br> 1) Who is your ISP?<br> 2) Do you have a router in place?<br><br><blockquote style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I would like to receive fax messages using Ubuntu.
I am using an US Robotics external fax/modem Sportster Model 0459 (00178600). It
works OK with XP</font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have DSL. I don't know where to look to find out
if the 0459 has been accepted.</font></div></blockquote>
<br> 3) Are you trying to receive faxes via the phone line, the internet, or both?<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/21/07, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:paulpfb@sbcglobal.net">paulpfb@sbcglobal.net
</a></b> <<a href="mailto:paulpfb@sbcglobal.net">paulpfb@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I would like to receive fax messages using Ubuntu.
I am using an US Robotics external fax/modem Sportster Model 0459 (00178600). It
works OK with XP</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have downloaded Efax-gtk and now I don't know
where to go.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Obviously I am new to Ubuntu and need hand
holding.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have DSL. I don't know where to look to find out
if the 0459 has been accepted.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">I have not found the setup menu that allows me to
set parameters eg # of rings.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Paul</font></div></div>
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