... instructs ... browser ... http://localhost:631/ ... Follow the instructions... The 3rd page asks for the device URI. The printer in question is an HP DeskJet 560C connected directly to the parallel port of the machine running cups. Would the URI be http://localhost/dev/parport0 or parallel:/dev/parport0 ? Thanks, ... Peter E. -- Carnot is down, waiting for a disk replacement. Personal site works; http://members.shaw.ca/peasthope/ .