PDF printing -- process hanging ---

I tried pdf printing enabling of a report region in APEX using the Tomcat/cocoon route, ended up with successful installation, but when I click the PRINT link, process just hangs.
Now, I downloaded BI publisher evaluation copy, installation went properly, I am able to log on to the BI publisher using its default port 9704. I changed the instance settings to refer to the BI publisher (Advanced tab, port number,script name etc).
Now also when I click the link, the process just hangs, browser just keeps on working!
I tried shutting down the BI publisher, then the link works perfectly, I get error message as word document, stating the 'URL Not found'.
I am not able to solve this issue since last two days. Yes I reinstalled adobe reader, changed PDF output to 'word' etc and checked all combinations, doesn't seem to work.
Can anyone point out whatcould be the problem? more importantly, how to debug this? Is there any log where BI publisher logs what it is attempting and any error?
Thanks,
suresh.

Anyone who has faced this problem before:) Maybe a very silly config issue, I am not able to understand. I am yet to get solution for this.
In fact I tried some more exercise. I installed complete 'apex' and BI publisher on another machine, say X. I configured the print server on my machine 'Y' to X's values i.e, host name,port etc.
When I click the print link now, again the browser keeps on working!
When I access the APEX pages on server X from my client machine, and when I press the 'print' link on a sample application hosted in 'X' I get the following HTTP-404 error.
'http://xxx.xxx.xxx/pls/apex/f?p=103:4:2720332466736282569:FLOW_XMLP_OUTPUT_R301507920155258002_en-us'
Can anyone help me please? Is there any log or any debugging method to check what is happening?
Suresh.

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