Fast shared wireless printer over 10.4, slow over 10.5

Setup: Lexmark USB laser shared printer by USB cable to imac G5 on 10.4.11. G5 talks exclusively by wired ethernet to linksys WRT54G DD-WRT wireless router, set up as a repeater bridge. This bridge talks to Airport Extreme basestation 802.11n which provides the network for unwired computers. One Macbook on 10.4 can easily print wirelessly on this network with no delay, having the Lexmark show up fine in printer dialog. But the MBP on 10.5.2 will only print after a delay around one minute. The printer shows up as Shared Bonjour, but this delay makes me think it is waiting for some timeout before falling back on another protocol.
Any ideas? The console reveals:
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Installing config file "/private/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"...
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Listening to ::1:631 (IPv6)
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Listening to ::1:631 (IPv6)
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Listening to 127.0.0.1:631 (IPv4)
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Listening to /private/var/run/cupsd (Domain)
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Loaded configuration file "/private/etc/cups/cupsd.conf"
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Using default TempDir of /private/var/spool/cups/tmp...
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Configured for up to 100 clients.
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Allowing up to 100 client connections per host.
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Using policy "default" as the default!
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:37 -0700] Partial reload complete.
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:38 -0700] Listening to ::1:631 on fd 4...
E [21/Aug/2008:13:53:38 -0700] Unable to bind socket for address ::1:631 - Address already in use.
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:38 -0700] Listening to 127.0.0.1:631 on fd 6...
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:38 -0700] Listening to /private/var/run/cupsd on fd 7...
I [21/Aug/2008:13:53:38 -0700] Resuming new connection processing...
I [21/Aug/2008:13:54:01 -0700] [Job 123] Adding job file of type application/pdf.
I [21/Aug/2008:13:54:01 -0700] [Job 123] Queued on "LexmarkE232__iBob" by "myUserName".
I [21/Aug/2008:13:54:01 -0700] [Job 123] Started backend /usr/libexec/cups/backend/mdns (PID 19265)
N [21/Aug/2008:13:55:24 -0700] [Job 123] Print file accepted - job ID 479.
I [21/Aug/2008:13:55:39 -0700] [Job 123] Completed successfully.

Sort of but not really answering myself,
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1209756&tstart=0
Now, after creating this "lp" lpd printer, I can print quickly... but I have only kicked the can down the road in a way, because when I try to open the Print & Fax pane, unlike before it now hangs for the same minute or so, then comes up. Interestingly, if my G5 connected to the printer is asleep and therefore not visible on the local network to a wireless laptop, the Print & Fax pane opens up quickly.
I find no messages generated in Console, the only thing I can find is in the cups access_log, where there is a big delay between two lines before the Print & Fax pane finally opens up:
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:05:14 -0700] "GET /ppd/lp.ppd HTTP/1.1" 200 20008 - -
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:05:14 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 154 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:05:14 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 154 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:05:14 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 204 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:05:14 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 204 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:05:14 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 213 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:05:14 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 209 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 166 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 166 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 203 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 217 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 217 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 232 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 232 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 213 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 213 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 192 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 192 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 204 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 204 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 217 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 217 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 217 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
*localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:06:30 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 217 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok*
*localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:09:57 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 217 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok*
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:09:57 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 217 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:09:57 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 232 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:09:57 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 232 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:09:57 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 213 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:09:57 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 213 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:09:57 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 192 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:09:57 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 192 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:09:57 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 204 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok
localhost - - [22/Aug/2008:08:09:57 -0700] "POST / HTTP/1.1" 200 204 Get-Printer-Attributes successful-ok

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