Canon PIXMA MX310 causes computers to lose connection to Airport Express

I just bought a Canon PIXMA MX310 printer and tried to connect it to my Airport Express so I can print from both my computers wirelessly. As soon as I connected the USB cable to the printer from the Express, both computers lost connection to Airport. I tried every solution I could think of, but the printer seems to not work this way, and the only way I can get my network connection back is to UNPLUG the printer from Airport. Is there a way to fix this?

Finally solved my problem on my own... After doing a LOT of trouble shooting, I somehow managed to get my wireless connection back between the computers and Airport Express (still don't know how I did it), but anyway... the printer is connected properly as instructed in the Airport instructions, and when I tried to print something, I discovered I needed to select the Bonjour popup menu and find my printer from that list in the printer window. Duh...

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