Airport Express won't let me print

Dudes,
I can't seem to print to my printer which is plugged into my Airport Express (AX).
It gets a certain percentage through the job, then hangs (with no data light flashing on the printer).
If I turn the AX on and off again, it works for one job, but not another until you've turned the AX on and off again!
My setup is:
MacBook > Airport Express (AX) > Stereo + Samsung laser printer
Help!

I've got the exact same issue. Was working fine for a long time, but now recently cannot print more than one document after restarting. Hoping someone has answers for us?

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