Thanks for the suggestions... did:
yum install gimp-print
setup
I am using the parallel port...
did ls -l /dev/lp0 it is there...
did cat /var/log/dmesg + | grep lp0 nothing there...
configured printer with the gimp-print driver then 
removed the printer and reconfiguried with gimp-print-ijs
neither worked! no printer output...

I have tried cat /etc/hosts > /dev/lp0 also... no output...

Other thoughts????