Print server / sharing printers .. set up

Hi .. I been trying to setup a printserver.. How do a actually share a printer.. that I have installed..

How about a hint as to what print server and the rest of your network as well as the printer. No one here is in your room looking at your set up.

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    I'm attaching part of error log
    D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] Started filter /Library/Printers/hp/cups/filters/commandtohp.filter/Contents/MacOS/commandtohp (PID 3984)
    D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/ipp (PID 3985)
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    D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] Job canceled by "nate"
    D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] Received an interrupt before any bytes were written, aborting!
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    D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] Backend returned status 1 (failed)
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    D [16/Jun/2010:19:09:34 +0900] [Job 40] printer-state-message="빈 프린트 파일!"
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