Driver-less network printing using samba

Hi, I recently re-installed arch on my laptop, which has no printer connected to it. Before I had been able to print through a printer which i had connected to an ubuntu box on my home network. All i did to get this working was to install the printer driver on ubuntu, then share the printer using samba. After i had shared the printer on the ubuntu box, i was able to see it in the Printers section of KDE Control Centre in KDE 3.5.9. I was then able to use the printer without installing any drivers.
I've attemped to redo this setup, however i cannot seem to get it working. If someone could tell me where to look for info on how to do this?
Thanks

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