Probably the kprinter configuration was set to connect to a specific server or this was carried over from older KDE settings. It's a bit hard to check now, because I've moved house since then and my network has changed quite a bit.
-- kde: Openoffice doesn't see remote cups printers, just generic printer https://launchpad.net/bugs/68256 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs
