Faxing through the dsl modem and not a internal modem

Question

I use to fax things with the internal modem a few years back. Anyway to do this through the dsl modem now? I don't see a graphic for the modem to click on but the old internal modem icon is still on screen.
Thanks
Tony B.

Answer 1

Unless you have converted to digital VoIP type of phone line, there is no reason that you can't fax on the same phone line as you have your DSL on. You just can't use the DSL modem as the fax modem.
Some DSL modems have a "line" and "tel" jack -- plug the "line" jack to the wall and plug the "tel" jack to your fax. Got a phone plugged into the "tel" jack? Put a "Y" splitter on the fax and telephone and plug the splitter into the "tel" jack.
Some DSL modems only have one single RJ-11 jack. But they provide DSL splitter filters -- one non-line side is filtered for fax and phone, the other is unfiltered for DSL. Run the filtered side to your fax or separate Radio Shack Y-splitter to your fax and phone.
Some DSL modems with the single RJ-11 jack don't provide the "Y" splitter filtered/unfiltered thingy, and instead only provide single in-line DSL filters (one RJ-11 input and one RJ-11 output). Buy a Radio Shack "Y" splitter, run one output to the DSL, run the other output to the in-line DSL filter and on to the fax or second Y splitter then on to the fax and phone.
You just can't use the DSL modem as a fax modem; you still need to use the built-in fax modem of your computer, or Apple external USB modem or equivalent if you don't have an internal fax modem, in order to fax.