A bit strange, but yes, I now have the cups.sock interface, but I have a catch 22 that prevents remote printer setup. As a user, you do not have sufficient to generate ppd files for this printer at home (normal HP Laserjet 4). In administrator mode, after selecting the printer and pressing 'Next' the select printer driver page loads, but the Manufacturer List and Printer List are blank -- nada....
Have a look:
That's one I can't explain. (1) user sees manufacturer and printers, but can't gen the ppd, (2) root just can't see the printer in order to be able to generate the ppd file. (God I miss the days of just selecting the PPD instead of a autogenerate on the fly scheme...)
Any thoughts?
Share the exact steps.
That you see a list of available printers probably means CUPS is configured correctly.
My printer is connected as a network device. After you share the exact steps I'll try to duplicate here.
Darrell