Accessing a windows network printer with CUPS

[Dr.Edgar Alwers]

d.knoll at ugrad.unimelb.edu.au wrote:

> Hey,
> I was just after some help. I'm new to Linux and I'm trying to add a
> windows network printer through http://localhost:631 When I do so it
> promts for my CUPS username and password, but I don't know what it is?

Who prompts: localhost:631 ? You, as user, are not allowed to add printers.
So the prompt is asking you to to become "root" and to enter the
corresponding password. OK ?
Regards,
Edgar