Can't check ink levels with Airport Express

The manual for my brand new Epson printer says that I can not check ink levels if I print using Airport. I am wondering why. Is this a Mac OS problem or an Epson problem? If it's Apple's, is there a fix on the way? I can check ink levels only if I connect the printer directly to the computer. A bit of a pain.

Hoodtrunk:
I have several Epson printers and have the same issue. My understanding is that the print driver created by Epson does not support anything but printing over Airport. In my case I have an all-in-one unit and in addition to not being able to run the printer utility over Airport, I also cannot scan. I have to connect the printer to the Mac via USB for the scanning software to recognize it.
David

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