>A bit strange, but yes, I now have the cups.sock interface, but I >have a catch >22 that prevents remote printer setup. As a user, you do not have >sufficient to >generate ppd files for this printer at home (normal HP Laserjet >4). In >administrator mode, after selecting the printer and pressing >'Next' the select >printer driver page loads, but the Manufacturer List and Printer >List are blank >-- nada.... > >Have a look: > >That's one I can't explain. (1) user sees manufacturer and >printers, but can't >gen the ppd, (2) root just can't see the printer in order to be >able to generate >the ppd file. (God I miss the days of just selecting the PPD >instead of a >autogenerate on the fly scheme...) > >Any thoughts? Share the exact steps. That you see a list of available printers probably means CUPS is configured correctly. My printer is connected as a network device. After you share the exact steps I'll try to duplicate here. Darrell