Are you using your PC's modem to dail back the number you are dialing out from?
Isn't that not going to work.
Time for more coffee!
Here's the latest (sorry for not appending to the other post, but, under the new forum's format...)
I uninstalled, removed and (blew out the dust) installed the modem.
I set up a fax to send to my office, it dialed (silently), connected (silently) and closed. The fax showed up at the office, but, when I had it dial my land line home phone, it dialed (silently) and timed out never ringing the home phone.
I knew many would love to silence their modems (I checked under properties, the volume is set to HIGH), so the silence isn't a big problem, but why would it connect to the fax, but fail to dial my home phone?
Don't waste too much thought on this one, as the fax can send and, therefor, it is no longer a problem, but it is perplexing, no?

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