printing with Ubuntu in Windows network

[Chris Jeffries]

On Fri, 2008-09-05 at 16:08 +0100, ubuntu-users-request at lists.ubuntu.com
wrote:
>         On Fri, Sep 05, 2008 at 10:31:17PM +0800, Chris Jeffries
>         wrote:
>         > 
>         > When I ask it to send a test page to the printer, the
>         printer prepares
>         > to print, but then stops. It appears as though the  printer
>         is
>         > receiving commands it cannot process or is waiting for
>         something thatś
>         > not arriving.
>         
>         Ah, if it now gets that far, then this may (or may not) apply
>         in your
>         case. I've just finished dealing with an HP 3050 which
>         wouldn't print
>         unless its "Enter" button was pressed for each print job from
>         CUPS.
>         It would "prepare to print, but then stop", as yours does.
>         
>         For the HP 3050, the fix was to make CUPS use the appropriate
>         PPD file.
>         
>         But does yours print if the printer's <go_button> is pressed?
>         
>         Erik

Thank you for that thought. However, it does not fix it. If it press the
OK button, the printer status panel reports Busy.