--- vcl/unx/generic/printer/cupsmgr.cxx.orig	2012-09-25 16:13:30.000000000 +0400
+++ vcl/unx/generic/printer/cupsmgr.cxx	2012-12-13 12:12:52.686296375 +0400
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     const char*       (*m_pcupsUser)();
     void              (*m_pcupsSetUser)(const char*);
     const char*       (*m_pcupsGetOption)(const char*,int,cups_option_t*);
+    void              (*m_pcupsSetServer)(const char*);
 
     oslGenericFunction loadSymbol( const char* );
 public:
@@ -95,7 +96,19 @@
                        const char* pTitle,
                        int nOptions,
                    cups_option_t* pOptions )
-    { return m_pcupsPrintFile( pPrinter, pFileName, pTitle, nOptions, pOptions ); }
+    { 
+    	int job_id = m_pcupsPrintFile( pPrinter, pFileName, pTitle, nOptions, pOptions ); 
+    	if (job_id == 0 && m_pcupsSetServer != NULL) {
+    		/* 
+    		 * Fail could be due to expired HTTP connection
+    		 * calling SetServer resets internal connection, so that next CUPS call reconnects
+    		*/
+    		m_pcupsSetServer(NULL);
+    		job_id = m_pcupsPrintFile( pPrinter, pFileName, pTitle, nOptions, pOptions ); 
+    		// fprintf(stderr, "-- cupsPrintFile: retry rc=%i\n", job_id);
+    	}
+    	return job_id;
+    }
 
     rtl::OString cupsGetPPD( const char* pPrinter );
 
@@ -226,6 +239,8 @@
         loadSymbol( "cupsSetUser" );
     m_pcupsGetOption        = (const char*(*)(const char*,int,cups_option_t*))
         loadSymbol( "cupsGetOption" );
+    m_pcupsSetServer        = (void(*)(const char*))
+        loadSymbol( "cupsSetServer" );
 
     if( ! (
            m_pcupsPrintFile                 &&