I have tried it all. It simply wont work. Ive made debian and fedora do this today. I really want this to work. I will post my configs: cupsd.conf # # # Sample configuration file for the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) # scheduler. See "man cupsd.conf" for a complete description of this # file. # # Log general information in error_log - change "info" to "debug" for # troubleshooting... LogLevel warning # Administrator user group... SystemGroup lpadmin RunAsUser No # 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... Order allow,deny Allow All # Restrict access to the admin pages... Order allow,deny Allow localhost # Restrict access to configuration files... AuthType Basic Require user @SYSTEM Order allow,deny Allow localhost # Set the default printer/job policies... # Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an adminstrator... Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM Order deny,allow # All administration operations require an adminstrator to authenticate... AuthType Basic Require user @SYSTEM Order deny,allow # Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job... Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM Order deny,allow Order deny,allow # Include files in /etc/cups/conf.d #Include /etc/cups/cups.d/ports.conf Include /etc/cups/cups.d/browse.conf Order deny,allow Deny From All Allow From 127.0.0.1 AuthType None Allow From All Browsing On BrowseProtocols cups BrowseOrder Deny,Allow BrowseAllow from @LOCAL BrowseAddress 255.255.255.255 Listen *:631 Port 631 printers.conf # Printer configuration file for CUPS v1.2rc3 # Written by cupsd on 2006-05-07 15:07 Info DeskJet-970C DeviceURI usb://HP/DESKJET%20970C?serial=SG9B61W238JQ State Idle StateTime 1147028824 Accepting Yes Shared Yes JobSheets none none QuotaPeriod 0 PageLimit 0 KLimit 0 OpPolicy default ErrorPolicy stop-printer ports.conf Listen *:631 Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock browse.conf Browsing On I can add the printer from the windows side with: http://UBUNTU:631/printers/DeskJet-970C When i try to print, it simply says error. ANy ideas?