How to tell IP address of network printer attached to Time Capsule?

Hi,
I just bought a 1TB Time Capsule today. I have a HP network printer and a Vista desktop attached to two of the Ethernet ports. In addition,I have an iMac and Macbook connected to the Time Capsule wirelessly. Everything is working fine except the printer. My Vista desktop can't find my printer. Is there anyway to find the IP address of the printer so that I can connect to it directly?
Regards,
Roderick

Am I correct in guessing that you have the Time Capsules WAN port connected to a router or modem?
If so who is giving out IP addresses (via DHCP)?
Usually there is a way to see what addresses have been assigned by asking the device making the assignment.
In my configuration it's no the TC but the router/modem and I can ask it to list the attached devices it has assigned IP addresses to.
I use the TC in bridge mode and haven't tried it as a DHCP server, but I suspect it will also show attached devices?
I assume also that the network printer worked fine in your previous network configuration?
So it might help to know a little more about what you have before the TC and how you changed it to include the TC.

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