CUPS: Waiting for job to complete...

[vu pham]

My (Linux) app server needs to print to a remote printer which is 
controller by a remote CUPS server (FC8).

Because the remote cusp server does not have a fixed ip address, I make 
a remote forwarding connection back to the app server. Something like:

ssh -R:8001:localhost:631 my.app.server

On the app server, I create a printer with iip 
iip://localhost:8001/remote-printer-name.

The app can print to the remote printer but then the printer status 
becomes " Waiting for job to complete...". CUPS on the remote server 
reports the printer is idle and ready to access jobs. If I cancel that 
job, which in fact is already printed, then I can print another job, but 
the printer status becomes "waiting ..." again.

Any idea why the local CUPS keeps showing that status even when the 
remote cups says the printer is ready ?

Thanks for your advice.

Vu