HP LaserJet 6L won't wake up (AirPort Express)

Greetings! I have an HP LaserJet 6L that I'm trying to make work with MacOS 10.5.4 and AirPort Express.
The printer works - it prints a test page just fine - using CUPS+Gutenprint, connected via AirPort Express (USB-to-Centronics cable). However ... once the printer goes to sleep (green light turns off), I can't print to the 6L again without manually waking it up. Then it's fine again.
I looked in the CUPS config (localhost:631) for some way to get the printer to auto-wake up, or to otherwise send some kind of signal via the cable. No dice.
Advisement appreciated!
- Joe

roam wrote:
I have the same problem with a HP 4L and it seems to be an OS X thing, not just Leopard. This is a disadvantage if networked to another location. Fortunately I can just reach over and press the button to wake it. Sorry I can only sympathise as I'm not sure how to modify the CUPS driver to wake it.
It sounds like CUPS itself is going to sleep. This is normal. You should be able to keep CUPS from sleeping by turning on Printer Sharing.
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