I have tried Ubuntu Dapper again: Installed 40 minutes ago on 5/12/06.  Got all updates.

I still cant print from windows machines.

Here are the various configs:

(cupsd.conf)#
# Log general information in error_log - change "info" to "debug" for
# troubleshooting...
LogLevel warning

# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup lpadmin

# Only listen for connections from the local machine.
# These settings are configured in /etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf so that
# changing them does not require to change this file.
# Listen localhost:631
# Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock

# Show shared printers on the local network.
# The 'Browsing' setting is configured in /etc/cups/cups.d/browse.conf
# so that changing it does not require to change this file.
# Browsing Off
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow @LOCAL
BrowseAddress @LOCAL

# Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
DefaultAuthType Basic

# Restrict access to the server...
<Location />
  Order allow,deny
  Allow localhost
  Allow @LOCAL
</Location>

<Location /printers>
  Order allow,deny
  Allow localhost
  Allow @LOCAL
</Location>

# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
  Order allow,deny
  Allow localhost
</Location>

# Restrict access to configuration files...
<Location /admin/conf>
  AuthType Basic
  Require user @SYSTEM
  Order allow,deny
  Allow localhost
</Location>

# Set the default printer/job policies...
<Policy default>
  # Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an adminstrator...
  <Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job>
    Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>

  # All administration operations require an adminstrator to authenticate...
  <Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Set-Printer-Attributes Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Add-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs CUPS-Set-Default>
    AuthType Basic
    Require user @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>

  # Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job...
  <Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
    Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>

  <Limit All>
    Order deny,allow
  </Limit>
</Policy>

# Include files in /etc/cups/conf.d
Include /etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf
Include /etc/cups/cups.d/browse.conf

(ports.conf)
Listen *:631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock

(mime.types)
########################################################################
#
# Raw print file support...
#
# Comment the following type to prevent raw file printing.
#

application/octet-stream

(mime.convs)
########################################################################
#
# Raw filter...
#
# Uncomment the following filter to allow printing of arbitrary files
# without the -oraw option.
#

application/octet-stream	application/vnd.cups-raw	0	-

This is the errors i see in access_log:
192.168.1.106 - - [12/May/2006:12:27:20 -0400] "POST /printers/DeskJet-970C HTTP/1.1" 200 179 Get-Jobs successful-ok
192.168.1.106 - - [12/May/2006:12:27:32 -0400] "POST /printers/DeskJet-970C HTTP/1.1" 200 179 Get-Jobs successful-ok
192.168.1.106 - - [12/May/2006:12:27:33 -0400] "POST /printers/DeskJet-970C HTTP/1.1" 200 22717 Print-Job client-error-document-format-not-supported


Here is the error_log:
E [12/May/2006:11:39:40 -0400] Creating missing directory "/var/run/cups/certs"
E [12/May/2006:11:59:33 -0400] Creating missing directory "/var/run/cups/certs"
E [12/May/2006:12:02:39 -0400] CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer: Unauthorized
E [12/May/2006:12:02:47 -0400] [Job 1] No %%BoundingBox: comment in header!
E [12/May/2006:12:21:40 -0400] Missing printer-uri or job-uri attribute!

I am using: http://UBUNTU:631/printers/Deskjet-970C on the windows side to add the printer. It sees the printer and allows me to load the driver. When i print i simply get an error and nothing prints.

I would really appreciate some help with this.

nix4me