[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Fax

[Rich Adamson]

> I have read a lot about the thread of faxing support in Asterisk as  
> well as spanDSP. However, either I don't fully understand other  
> people's applications or may be what I'm trying to do is different  
> from what others are trying to do.
> 
> I have a very simple setup. I have an asterisk server with a TE110P  
> connected to the PSTN via T1 PRI (Asterisk A). I have another  
> asterisk server with a TDM40B board with 4 FXS ports (Asterisk B)  
> where I have an actual physical fax machine connected to one of these  
> ports. These two machines are in two separate locations connected via  
> a point-to-point T1 circuit. What I wish to do is program a DID on  
> the T1 so that when the call comes into Asterisk A on that DID, it  
> will be routed via IAX2 to Asterisk B, which will in turn patch the  
> call through the FXS port where the fax is connected. Obviously, I  
> also wish to be able to send faxes in a similar opposite direction.
> 
> Is this possible with Asterisk? Will it work?

The bottom line is that it may work "if" you run g711 across all
machines; including the iax link. g711 is the only common codec
that would come close to supporting modem/fax calls. Personally, 
I'd give that about a 50% chance of working.