HP Wireless Printing - problems with MAcbook Airport

I've read through most of the problems related to printers on here and I think I have a unique one!!
I've just bought and installed a HP C8180 all-in-one printer. Installed as per instructions - on home network and across ethernet. I've reserved an IP address for it so its always in the same place. Works brilliantly (good printer!). However if I then disconnect ethernet and connect to my network via airport - it won't print! It will however, align, print test page (albeit slowly), clean cartridges etc - but no printing.
If I disconnect from Airport and reconnect to ethernet - no problems it prints fine. If I then connect via airport (keeping the ethernet connection at the top of the list) it works fine. If however airport is top of the list - it won't print.
Prints fine on USB too.
So I've deduced that for some reason its the Apple Macbook wireless that's causing the problem.
So does anyone have a solution - 'cause this is driving me nuts!
Thanks in advance.

I have a HP Photosmart 2710 All in One connected to a Aiport Express USB port, it works great, the WIFI in the printer doesn't work because it doesn't support WPA2 so I disabled it. The main router is quite a ways away but I still want to print to the printer wirelessly.
My suggestion:
1. Connect the printer via USB directly to macbook to load and test driver.
2. Use Airport Utility and configure Airport for printer, if it is already listed, remove and reinstall it.
3. On your Macbook it should change the driver from USB to the name of Airport, sometimes it helps to turn off the printer and turn it back on while connected to Airport.
Keep messing with it, it can be stubborn with Bonjour but it finally shows up. Make sure the Airport Utility can see the printer when connected to it.

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