Airport Off, but can still access Internet?

How is it that my Airport is supposedly OFF, yes I can still access the Internet.
This may seem like a stupid question, but I need to toggle off and on, because I am setting up a print server (or atleast attempting to), and I can't access it with it's IP address when the airport is on.
Anybody have any advice with perhaps setting up the Netgear Wgps606 print server?
I was able to print through it, but only because the server is connected directly to my computer via internet. My goal is to be able to print wirelessly.

I think I need to start over.
Basically, I bought the Netgear WGPS606 inorder to set up two printers to print wirelessly.
I called Netgear and they informed me that one of my printers (Epson CX5800F) is NOT compatible with Wireless printing (although I was able to print with the server connected directly to my computer).
They also told me that I have to call Apple and have them help me to open up a port for that printer.
Anyhow, I have a wireless router (Belkin N1 Wireless Router).
How can I access the server without having to plug it in to my computer?
When my AIrport is ON, I cannot access the printer server, and now even when I turn it off, I still cannot.
I think that I am just going to return this thing. Any suggestions of Print Servers that DO work with apple (are affordable) and perhaps even wireless?

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I've got a new early 2008 iMac with inbuilt Airport and I'm trying to use the in-built airport to create a wireless network with my windows based PC laptop.
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But now using the in-built Airport, the PC can go as far as connecting to the iMac's internet connection, but whenever I try to view a page on Firefox or IE, I get an "address not found" page. And yes, I've got my Firefox's network connection settings set to "auto-detect proxy settings for this network".
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I'm fairly good with comptuers / networking but this issue has me baffled. Help would be greatly appreciated.
I have a linksys router (WRK54G) and have 2 desktops and 2 laptops connected to it wirelessly at the moment. I bought 3 smart phones (AT&T Tilts) and a new laptop recently. I don't use encryption but I do have MAC address filtering enabled.
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If you can connect to your network and talk to each other but can't connect to the internet, then it's an "Authorization" problem. I'ts not a Router "hardware" problem because your other equipment can connect to the internet (modem). It's not a Wireless card "hardware" problem on your laptop because you can connect to your network (router).
You say the Router sees the laptop/phones IP#'s but, do you see the IP#'s ON the computer/phones that can't get online? The Router sees them but do they see the Router?
The computers can talk to each other because your using the "Switched hub"(and wireless) part of the Router. I't doesnt do any translating, it just tells computer 1 that computer 2 want's to talk to it.
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SUCCESS!!!!!
I visited my brother-in-law yesterday and attempted to connect with his secure network. By sheer luck, he is using the exact same model LinkSys router. My iPhone connected first time--so the iPhone was eliminated as a source of the problem.
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

Solved my own problem. Sorry for the spam. :-)
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