Can't see wireless printer on network

I have a MacBook Pro using Snow Leopard.  I have a Brother HL-2270DL wireless printer.  I CAN see and use the printer when I first turn on the computer or printer.  However, when I try to use printer later, the system seems to be "asleep."  The only way I have been able to wake it up is to close my laptop for 5 seconds, open it, and then it finds the printer and commences the printing job.  Needless to say, that's an inferior solution.  How can I make the computer see the printer every time?

Perhaps the router or whatever the printer is connected to needs a wake up.

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