> So - what is the workaround? Push a button at the printer? 

Yep. I always push the button on the front panel before trying to print when 
the printer is offline. This button's job is to bring the printer online.

Sometime or other I will get around to snooping on the packets that Windows 
send back and forth and then make sure that ulpt is able to do the same.

Cheers,
Lloyd