Network printing setup?

[Bruce Marshall]

On Monday 11 June 2007, Nigel Ridley wrote:
> Yes, I already got to the administrator section but then trying to
> configure the 'printer server' I got a dialogue box with username: root and
> then asking for a password - to which I tried mine and then changed to
> various 'user names' without success :-(

This network printer....   has an IP address,  no?

I have an HP4000  sitting here on a network as well as an HP5550 running off a 
print server box.

If you could describe your printer and how it connects maybe we can help.