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4. According to a NYT article last month,

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 04:56 PM

Apr 2025

efaxing is the norm now. Assumably that means the tech on the other end either receives a digital fax, or there's software on the receiving end that converts digital to analog.

https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-online-fax-services/

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What's the difference? Dataport vs. LAN [View all] intheflow Apr 2025 OP

I'm pretty sure that most FAX machines also require a telephone port Nictuku Apr 2025 #1

But who is it sending the fax to? Nictuku Apr 2025 #3

According to a NYT article last month, intheflow Apr 2025 #4

Aside from the fax issue, an ethernet switch / port extender / splitter LastDemocratInSC Apr 2025 #6