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5.8.2 Categories of results
Busy The phone number was busy.
Fax A fax machine answered the remote phone number.
Screened
The phone number was not dialed because the number matched our test for an
emergency number.
Timeout PhoneSweep did not receive a carrier signal within the designated wait interval.
Ring
Timeout
No person or device answered the phone before the specified number of rings (requires
"remote ring" support in your modem).
Voice A person, an answering machine, or a voicemail message answered the phone.
Tone PhoneSweep heard a second dial tone or some other tone.
Carrier A modem answered the call.
Untrained
Carrier
Either a fax or a modem answered the call; the type of device was undeterminable.
Some (usually non-recommended) modems may report this result.
Penetrated
In Penetrate mode, PhoneSweep successfully logged in to an answering device. In
Identify mode, PhoneSweep found a device which did not require a username/password
to log in.
No
Facsimile
No fax machine was detected at this number. This is only an intermediate result, and
should change to another state as the sweep is completed.
The following categories can be confusing and are therefore explained in more detail:
• Numbers classified as Fax: In general, numbers classified as Fax only appear if a scan was done
in fax mode or in fax and data mode. However, some physical fax machines (not fax/modems)
will respond with a fax tone on a data scan, and be reported as Fax. (Note: Xerox Copier
machines that are Fax capable and that use Super Fax speeds (Super Group III) may be
misidentified in Connect mode as Fax/Modems, but correctly identified as Fax machines in
Identify mode, where PhoneSweep does not rely on sound of signal alone. The Super Group III
Fax communication uses compression to achieve high transmission speeds and may sound like
data transmission).
• Numbers classified as No Facsimile: All PhoneSweep has been able to determine about a
number so far is that it is not a fax machine. When more information is learned about a number, it
is removed from this category. There should be no numbers in this category in a completed
sweep.
• Numbers classified as Carrier: The list of Carrier numbers will include PhoneSweep’s best
guess as to the identity of the computer system attached to the remote modem when PhoneSweep
is run in Identify or Penetrate mode. These guesses will not appear in real time. To view the
identities of contacted systems, reload the profile using the Profile tab.
• Numbers classified as Penetrated: The list of Penetrated numbers will initially contain the date
and time stamp, the phone number called, and the username/ password combination that
successfully penetrated the remote system. After reloading the profile, as with Carrier numbers,
the system identification will be listed between the phone number and the successful
username/password combination.