Cannot print wirelessly w iBook G3, D-Link router, Brother wireless printer

I am having problems printing wirelessly from an iBook G3.
The printer is a Brother HL-2170W printer. It is a wireless printer, designed to print wirelessly with 802.11 b/g interface.
My network is simple: Two Macs, a G4 Quicksilver and a G3 iBook 700, both connected via a 802.11b router (D-Link DI-614+). The Quicksilver is connected to the router via wired; the iBook is connected wirelessly via an original Airport card. I run OS 10.2.8 on both Macs.
The printer prints fine to the G4 Quicksilver either when connected directly to the Quicksilver or when connected to the Quicksilver via the wireless router's Ethernet port.
I can "force" it to print to the iBook by enabling print sharing on the Quicksilver, but the Quicksilver has to be awake continuously for this to work, and it is a pain. The problem appears to be how to configure Rendezvous printing to work with the iBook.
Can anyone please help? This is the second time I have requested help for this issue. Thank you.
Message was edited by: Catatonic

Does the older OS X version in use support bonjour (aka rendezvous)
and was this hoped-for configuration working together wirelessly?
The printer's drivers may prefer a newer OS X version, too.
Does the printer's software give you a fairly good control panel or
printer utility access in your Mac OS X system? You may be able
to configure some aspects of the printer's wireless function... Or
you may need to install software in the computer that won't see
the printer as a wireless item. This is sometimes a gray area.
Newer drivers may address some concerns, but also may only
be available for newer OS X versions; so 10.2 may lack support.
The Brother web site offers a driver and basic instructions here:
http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public/us/us/en/dlf/dlf/000000/003200/d lf003224.html?reg=us&c=us&lang=en&prod=hl2170w_all&type2=1&os=81&flang=4&dlid=dl f003224&dispforlist=1
Bonjour - Frequently asked Questions:
http://developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/faq.html
I know the AirPort express and AirPort extreme models (earlier than
the current 802.11/n+g series) would work well with iBook G3 and
both Jaguar and Panther, to USB print over a local wi-fi network.
Perhaps some searching by appropriate words may find some
other discussions or user forums on this topic, here & elsewhere.
Good luck & happy computing!
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