Installation of network printer in ubuntu

Installing a network printer

To install a shared network printer in Ubuntu 8.10, such as one connected to another computer in your home or office, click System- Administration-  Printing and click the NEW button in the toolbar (click NEW PRINTER if using Ubuntu 8.04). Then select the type of network printer you’d like to connect to across the network.
For printers utilizing a network server device—normally found only in corporate environments—select AppSocket/HP JetDirect. Enter the address details on the right of the program window. This will probably
take the form of an IP address and a queue name—see your administrator for these, or the print server’s documentation. If connecting to a shared printer on a Windows PC, select Windows Printer via SAMBA, and click the BROWSE button to have Ubuntu automatically detect shared printers on the local network,  Click the chevrons alongside each heading to “unfold” them and, when you find the printer you’re looking for, select it and click the OK button.
Back in the parent window, click the radio button alongside Set Authentication Details Now (under Ubuntu 8.04 click the Authentication Required checkbox) and enter the Windows (not Ubuntu!) login
username/password required to access the Windows account that’s sharing the printer. Click VERIFY to check that the details work.
Click Forward when done to install the printer driver. It is unlikely it will be detected, and you will have to select it manually by working through the list of printer manufacturers and models.