Sent: 11/19/2008
From: Kevin Admin
Message:Thanks Bo,
The BrookTrout TruFax board is actually a PCI card.
Since the application requires this card I suppose my only option is to run
it in the Host OS or not us Virtual Server.
"Bo Berglund" wrote:
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> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:40:19 -0800, Kevin Admin <Kevin
> (email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
> >Has anyone used the Brooktrout Trufax board in the Guest OS. I am trying to
> >find out before attempting it.
> >
> >Dialogic, the maker of Brooktrout says they do not support it under Virtual
> >Server. However, they do support it under VMWare.
> >
>
> You cannot add *any* hardware to a virtual machine under Microsoft
> Virtual Server 2005 or VirtualPC2007 or Hyper-V.
> What you have is what these systems supply as *emulated* hardware.
>
> The reference of the maker suggests to me that the "board" is really a
> USB connected device, for which VMWare actually *have* a solution
> which Microsoft does not.
> --
>
> Bo Berglund (Sweden)
>
Sent: 11/19/2008
From: Paul Adare <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:30:53 +0100, Bo Berglund wrote:
Bo, you're off base on this. The board in question is a PCI card that
essentially adds COM ports. You're misleading the OP.
Kevin, you'd need to try it. As long as the COM ports are visible to the
host OS they should be able to be mapped into the guest. When it comes to
COM port support there really isn't a lot of difference between VMware and
Microsoft.
Having said that if the vendor doesn't support the combo, is it really
worth getting into an unsupported config?
--
Paul Adare
MVP - Identity Lifecycle Manager
http://www.identit.ca
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> You cannot add *any* hardware to a virtual machine under Microsoft
> Virtual Server 2005 or VirtualPC2007 or Hyper-V.
> What you have is what these systems supply as *emulated* hardware.
>
> The reference of the maker suggests to me that the "board" is really a
> USB connected device, for which VMWare actually *have* a solution
> which Microsoft does not.
Sent: 11/19/2008
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:40:19 -0800, Kevin Admin <Kevin
(email address - cut out)> wrote:
You cannot add *any* hardware to a virtual machine under Microsoft
Virtual Server 2005 or VirtualPC2007 or Hyper-V.
What you have is what these systems supply as *emulated* hardware.
The reference of the maker suggests to me that the "board" is really a
USB connected device, for which VMWare actually *have* a solution
which Microsoft does not.
--
Bo Berglund (Sweden)
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>Has anyone used the Brooktrout Trufax board in the Guest OS. I am trying to
>find out before attempting it.
>
>Dialogic, the maker of Brooktrout says they do not support it under Virtual
>Server. However, they do support it under VMWare.
>
Sent: 11/19/2008
From: Bo Berglund <(email address - cut out)>
Message:On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:02:00 -0800, Kevin Admin
<(email address - cut out)> wrote:
If it is a PCI card then you are out of luck with all virtualization
products that I know of. None allows channeling host PCI cards into
the guests.
--
Bo Berglund (Sweden)
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>
>"Bo Berglund" wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:40:19 -0800, Kevin Admin <Kevin
>> (email address - cut out)> wrote:
>>
>> >Has anyone used the Brooktrout Trufax board in the Guest OS. I am trying to
>> >find out before attempting it.
>> >
>> >Dialogic, the maker of Brooktrout says they do not support it under Virtual
>> >Server. However, they do support it under VMWare.
>> >
>>
>> You cannot add *any* hardware to a virtual machine under Microsoft
>> Virtual Server 2005 or VirtualPC2007 or Hyper-V.
>> What you have is what these systems supply as *emulated* hardware.
>>
>> The reference of the maker suggests to me that the "board" is really a
>> USB connected device, for which VMWare actually *have* a solution
>> which Microsoft does not.
>> --
>>
>Thanks Bo,
>
>The BrookTrout TruFax board is actually a PCI card.
>
>Since the application requires this card I suppose my only option is to run
>it in the Host OS or not us Virtual Server.
Sent: 01/22/2009
From: mob <(email address - cut out)>
Message:
Kevin
have you had any luck with Trufax board under Windows 2008 at all
I spoke with Dialogic tech support today and unfortunately there are n
plans on making these cards work under Windows Server 2008. I was tol
though that low level driver kit (so called SDK 6) to support Window
2008 was in fact released by Dialogic in December last year and that i
is now time for fax software developers to start implementing it i
their products (weird I know but that's how it seems to work with them)
Dialogic tech support also mentioned that Microsoft themselve
confirmed that they won't be supporting Trufax (and probably othe
boards too) in Windows 2008. Meaning we can only hope someone like GFI
Captaris or ActFax would build drivers for Windows 2008 but it remain
unknown when and if at all
Googling further I came across GFI write-up about problems o
Brooktrout boards in Windows 2008 and their "wise" suggestion to us
alternate boards or modems. Here: 'Brooktrout card issues on Microsof
Windows 2008 Server
(http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID003393
Long story short but I have opened a ticket with Dialogic about lack o
support of Windows 2008. It is one voice I know but hopefully peopl
will join and the decision at Dialogic end will be made to improve th
situation
--
mob
Sent: 01/22/2009
From: mob <(email address - cut out)>
Message:
Kevin Admin;890166 Wrote:
Kevin
have you had any luck with Trufax board under Windows 2008 at all
I spoke with Dialogic tech support today and unfortunately there are n
plans on making these cards work under Windows Server 2008. I was tol
though that low level driver kit (so called SDK 6) to support Window
2008 was in fact released by Dialogic in December last year and that i
is now time for fax software developers to start implementing it i
their products (weird I know but that's how it seems to work with them)
Dialogic tech support also mentioned that Microsoft themselve
confirmed that they won't be supporting Trufax (and probably othe
boards too) in Windows 2008. Meaning we can only hope someone like GFI
Captaris or ActFax would build drivers for Windows 2008 but it remain
unknown when and if at all
Googling further I came across GFI write-up about problems o
Brooktrout boards in Windows 2008 and their "wise" suggestion to us
alternate boards or modems. Here: 'Brooktrout card issues on Microsof
Windows 2008 Server
(http://kbase.gfi.com/showarticle.asp?id=KBID003393
Long story short but I have opened a ticket with Dialogic about lack o
support of Windows 2008. It is one voice I know but hopefully peopl
will join and the decision at Dialogic end will be made to improve th
situation
--
mob
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> Has anyone used the Brooktrout Trufax board in the Guest OS. I am tryin
> t
> find out before attempting it
>
> Dialogic, the maker of Brooktrout says they do not support it unde
> Virtua
> Server. However, they do support it under VMWare
>
> TH
> K
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