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SBS2008 Fax not listing in directory

I have SBS2008 running freshly installed on a Dell T610 with a USRobitics external fax modem, it is installed and working and picking up calls (not actually tested with a fax yet) now the problem is trying to get it listed in the directory so it can be installed on the XP clients, I tick the box "List in the directory" below its says "The directory operation may take several minutes" but when I go back the box is unticked, I have pressed apply and OK ;) and even left for over an hour.
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Exactly why are you insisting on it being published?
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So the XP clients can send fax, at the moment they cant, with the old SBS2003 server we had it was done that way, my first time with 2008 :)
Sorry to be a pain, im gettin pressured to get this working now, I have the latest driver USR5630v6.2.5.5 which the USR site says is SBS2008 compatible but still no luck, cant even get to list in printers on the SBS box :(
So only XP clients are having a problem. Are there other OSes? And what's the error or stopping point on the XP clients?
All XP clients, cant find fax in directory and when trying to add in outlook via add email > additional server types nothing shows up there either, its showing in SBS console > Network > Devices though, at a loss as to what to try really.
Made a lttle progress today, the fax now shows up in 'printers' from control panel in SBS and it works, it receives and sends, all I need now is to get the XP clients to be able to send a fax, how do I do this?
Still cant get this shared to the XP clients, I have tried everything i can find on google with no joy and have now spent at least 50 hours on this, how do I enable the XP clients to send fax's ?
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If you look at the SBS Console Under Network, Devices tab...does the fax device show up there?
Yes it's there :)
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Thank you markdmac and CrisHanna all working now, amazing how simple the solution actually was ;)