Faxing via ethernet

Does anyone know if its possible to send a fax from a Mac without using a phone line...ie via an ethernet cable modem. Is there 3rd party software to allow this? Thanks

Only Online FAX services I'm afraid...
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=fax+online&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8

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