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| Thread ID: 35387 | 2003-07-11 01:27:00 | Set Up Dial In Access | CarlH (3009) | Press F1 |
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| 158766 | 2003-07-11 01:27:00 | At work we have an XP Pro pc and several XP Pro laptops which connect wirelessly to the pc The pc's modem is set up to dial our internet connection through our pabx (so it dials 9 to get a line). This is a regular dial-up internet connection, it's not always on, and I presume we get allocated a different IP address every time we connect. We now wish to dial into this pc from other locations (home) using xp's remote access features. Other than setting up "incoming connections" how do I get this working? If a user at home dials our work number, all the extensions ring. Ideally the pc's modem needs to know to answer the phone after, say 10 rings (so that we have time to answer the phone if it's a voice call). After that the pc should take the call and make the connection. Help please! |
CarlH (3009) | ||
| 158767 | 2003-07-11 01:53:00 | From a networking perspective, it would be a better option to have a dedicated in line and a dedicated out line. This will make troubleshooting ,etc easier. | KiwiTT (4082) | ||
| 158768 | 2003-07-11 02:50:00 | That's undoubtedly true in an ideal world. However the cost of phone lines is prohibitive, and so our computing must share our two phone lines via our pabx | CarlH (3009) | ||
| 158769 | 2003-07-11 02:56:00 | Why not get one dedicated inbound line or share the line you have for your fax. | KiwiTT (4082) | ||
| 158770 | 2003-07-11 03:03:00 | Cost! Even the fax isn't on a dedicated line thanks to the wonders of faxability... | CarlH (3009) | ||
| 158771 | 2003-07-11 03:14:00 | Yes, cost is a major consideration with business lines. And the fax suggestion would be a problem anyway, as it would have picked up the incoming call from the calling modem..... Your options on selectively answering the incoming call (say on the 10th ring) depend a lot on how smart your modem is. Often internal PCI modems leave a lot to be desired in trying to handle things in such a manner. External RS232 serial (hardware) modems should be able to cope better, perhaps using software supplied with the modem? Other possibilities include auto "night switching" of one incoming line at defined times to defined extension(s). Can your PABX handle such things? |
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