Ben Donohue wrote:
Hi all,
I have a requirement to have a FAX at home.
I have vmware ESXi with CentOS virtual machines and would like to create
a FAX machine hooked into a modem to the phone line. However solutions
like Hylafax require a serial port but VMware does not support serial
ports. (yet)
<quote>
September 3, 2007. innotek today released VirtualBox 1.5.0 for Windows
and Linux. <snip> Version 1.5.0 also adds support for serial ports
</quote>
That suggests that Virtualbox will do serial ports although it doesn't
prove that it actually does - I haven't tried.
I do know from experience that you can switch an existing vmware virtual
machine over to virtualbox and that it makes life a lot easier after you do.
David.
I'm just looking for some solution to mostly SEND faxes... less of a
must having to RECEIVE faxes. But I suppose it should work both ways (in
and out) if possible.
I'm trying to avoid running up another physical box with linux and a
serial port/modem or a fax card... I have enough boxes running and am
trying to reduce the number of machines I'm running. I don't mind
running another Virtual machine though.
So any FAX solutions out there that can be virtualized or any free
gateway fax services like the free SMS services?
I'm still searching but open to idea's. Perhaps someone has found a
perfect FAX solution already?
Thanks,
Ben
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