I see there are a few examples of Freeware for Faxing to and from WinXP over the internet or through a 56k modem, but I would like to know what others have tried and found to work well.

I am using a 56k modem to connect to the internet since nothing else is available in my area. Recently my modem got fried in an electrical storm and I had to buy another one. I purchased an internal fax modem and installed it. Since then it seems the computer ties up the phone line when I am not on the internet. It isn’t all the time just every now and then. You don’t hear the modem talking when you pick up the phone as it does when you are on the internet, just silence. The reason I blame it on my computer is that to get my phone back I either have to disconnect the computer from the phone jack or sometimes just trying to log onto the internet will give me the use of my phone back. Anyone have any suggestions or reasons this might be happening and how to solve this problem?

I have Skype. Can I use it to send Fax through my 56K modem? is there any other way to send fax using skype?

I have been asked to try and install a 56K modem for dialing out on a telephone system that has multiple lines. What is the best setup method in doing this?

I used to use my 56k modem to send fax with dial up internet. I am now using ADSL. I installed fax using windows xp. When I tried sending a fax, it comes up in the fax console Outbox but does not go through (does not appear in the Sentbox).
When I click the Receive now icon I get this message "There are no fax devices. Please install a modem that supports fax operations".