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SWBTATTReg

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5. I'd say YES, it would work. Also, just unpluging the data cable from one of the current users and plugging in the

Reply to intheflow (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 05:02 PM

Apr 4

3rd one temporarily would work too, until their business is done, and then replug the unplugged data cable. And I don't know your unit, but sometimes they have an extra data port on the back of the scanner/fax machine (so you would have 3 data ports in effect). I suspect that the manufacturers did this to simplify the cable congestion by allowing the fax/scanner to piggyback an extra data channel. You would just have to experiment w/ it.

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What's the difference? Dataport vs. LAN [View all] intheflow Apr 4 OP

I'm pretty sure that most FAX machines also require a telephone port Nictuku Apr 4 #1

This is a brand new scanner/fax machine. I assume it faxes over the network cable, intheflow Apr 4 #2

But who is it sending the fax to? Nictuku Apr 4 #3

According to a NYT article last month, intheflow Apr 4 #4

I'd say YES, it would work. Also, just unpluging the data cable from one of the current users and plugging in the SWBTATTReg Apr 4 #5

Aside from the fax issue, an ethernet switch / port extender / splitter LastDemocratInSC Apr 4 #6

Yes, I wondered if a splitter might somehow impair privacy or network security. intheflow Apr 4 #7