printer

[norman]

> >> http://ubuntu_server:631/printers
> >>     
> >
> > I get my printers listed with a brief description.

> Even better!! Cups is listening, accepting connections, and your windows
> browser can get to it.
> 
> (I'm curious what changed from your previous post when you said your
> browser returned "Page cannot be displayed". Did you reboot your ubuntu
> machine??, restart cups??, typo when you entered the url??)

I think the problem is probably with the laptop which is quite old, slow
and running windows 2000.
> 
> Setting up your print now should be a snap. Start the Add Printer wizard
> on your windows machine, select Network Printer, and type the following
> address in URL (where ubuntu_server is the host name or ip address for
> your ubuntu machine, and printer_name is the name of your printer).
> Don't forget the '631':
> 
> http://ubuntu_server:631/printers/printer_name
> 
> Finish the Add Printer wizard and install the driver. That should be it.
> Let me know how it turns out!

You will not believe it but, having just booted up the laptop and
followed the instructions, it worked. Thanks to all of you for putting
up with me and especially Mitch who encouraged me a tremendous amount.

Norman