>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