Can't print Canon LBP3050 with Airport Express

I'm using a MBP 13" and printing with a Canon LBP 3050. When directly plugging the USB into my MBP, the printing works totally fine. I'm using the CAPT v3.40 driver and it supports the printer. When I plug the USB into the Airport Express, it recognizes the printer and I am able to set up the printer fine. Everything seems perfectly well until I start printing. The printer utility would appear after the page seems to be sent and there would be a "Communication Error". It asks if my printer is on and the cable is properly connect, and I checked everything. I even followed the troubleshooting page (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1253#) and nothing solves this problem. Has anybody found a way to work around this problem, or do I need to find a printer on the Apple site (the Apple Online Store HK only has one printer available for purchase)?

The Canon UFR2 and CAPT printer drivers for OS X do not work when the printer is connected to the USB port of an Airport device, or even a 3rd party print server. This has always been a limitation of the Canon UFR2 and CAPT for OS X.
FWIF - The Canon inkjets work fine with the printer connected to the Airport USB port.

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