On Sat, 2005-08-13 at 20:33 -0500, Robert Paulsen wrote:
On Thursday 11 August 2005 07:22, Robert Paulsen wrote:
Well, after years of trying to avoid this, I need to get a fax machine.
Unfortunately I know nearly nothing about them. Here is what I'd like to be able to do. Can anyone suggest a good solution:
1. Fax a hardcopy. i.e. it needs to be able to scan an original. 2. Fax a document created on the computer (Open Office, ASCII text, jpegs, etc.) without first printing to hardcopy. Do so over ethernet (no klunky parallel port cables). 4. Receive faxes and print directly. 5. Receive faxes and store on computer. Again, ethernet please. 6. Not use up those expensive ink jet cartridges 7. Not use up a 2nd phone line (I won't put the fax to heavy use.) 8. Work with SuSE, of course.
Since I am new to the world of faxing, I suspect there are other considerations I haven't thought of.
Thanks for everyone's advice. My internet search has turned up the Brother MFC-7800N at http://www.brother-usa.com/mfc/mfc_detail_AREA=MFC_1&PRODUCTID=MFC7820N.aspx
Although their product page (above) only lists Windows and Mac support they have downloadable Linux support at http://solutions.brother.com/linux/sol/printer/linux/cups_drivers.html where they have SuSE 9.1 listed. I sent a support question asking about 9.3.
Has anyone had any experience with this machine? Since it is a PPD file it should work with any version of linux running cups.
-- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998