The two ports operate independently of one another, as does Bluetooth and serial (my palm is still on a usb>serial converter) and infrared (on a powerbook for example) I have been using FaxElite for years. I used the free Cocoa eFax during the brief period of time when I dumped OS 9 and FaxElite for X wasn't out yet. Laurie -- AOL IM/iChat: cubeownernyc http://www.cubeowner.com Home of The Mac Cube FAQ! On 2/15/03 5:54 PM, Kunga at FutureMedia.org added a note to the human symphony, when this was said: > What fax software are you using Laurie and how do you set up the analog > communications without changing the digital network settings? Is it > done within the fax software or where? > > k