The changes upstream to the printer management software in GNOME made this problem disappear starting in Gutsy and in Hardy as well. Marking it as invalid to close the matter.
** Changed in: gnome-cups-manager (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- adding smb printer difficult on large networks https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/58403 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a subscriber of a duplicate bug. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs