Airport extreme and Canon Pixma IP5000 printing wireless

Has anybody been succesfull in using a Canon Pixma IP5000 to print wirelessly with Aiport extreme (n)? From what I read, my printer is too old? can some one confirm?
Thanks

I have the set up you mention and I can print wirelessly.
Before you try anything else, reset the printer in preferences. (Right click the printer and select reset printing system.)
Make sure you have the latest driver installed from Canon 4.8.3 (comes with Leopard normally) before hand.
Then turn off your airport. Turn on the printer. Then turn on the airport Extreme n.
Once up and running click add printer.
Your printer should appear in the window as a Bonjour type.
It will search for the latest driver (which you'll have downloaded if necessary).
Then it should be installed.

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