Hub 3 connected to Airport wireless bridge

Having severe problems with a Draytek 2850 all of a sudden, so looking at a quick and dirty fix.
Scenario:
Router --> Apple Airport extreme #1 <----> Apple Airport extreme 2 --> switch --> servers & PCs
The 2 Airports are running an 801.11n wireless bridge, all currently on a 10.0.x.x range, with SSID_1 being broadcast
Now, I know that normally you have to plug stuff in to the BT hub to enable port redirection and so on, but will this scenario work if I swap out the existing router for the BT business hub 3? That is, will the stuff on the other side of the bridge be detected?
TIA

Not all printers are compatible.
If you work your way through the Printer Troubleshooting Guide and still can't find a solution, I'm afraid that your printer is not compatible with the AirPort Extreme.

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Bridge Mode is probably your problem - at first, I couldn't get my Kindle to connect to my Airport Extreme, which is configured in bridge mode because I have Verizon FIOS internet and have to use the FIOS router.
However, I found a workaround:
1. Unplug your Airport router, and enable the wireless on your DSL, cable, or FIOS router (it may be enabled already; I had turned mine off since I didn't see any point in having it broadcast a wireless network that wasn't being used).
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3. You can now turn your Airport router back on, and because your Kindle will remember the network, it should be able to connect successfully from now on, even if you go back and disable wireless on your DSL/cable/FIOS router.
Please also tell Amazon about this problem! All my other wifi-enabled devices have no trouble connecting to my network - the Kindle clearly has a bug that makes it handle routers running in bridge mode incorrectly.

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Hi, Bob. Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
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Complex question that I don't think I can answer all of...
Airport Extreme Base Station - can connect only one USB printer - no hub permitted.
Print Servers (other than Extreme/Express) - work great for postscript printers, but are problematic with non-postscript printers. Printing to print servers uses "standard" protocols. In OS X, the "standard" protocols are provided by CUPS, so they need cups-capable drivers on OS X. Brother is the Only non-postscript printer manufacturer so far to provide CUPS drivers. Many non-postscript printers can be made to work with third-party drivers (Gimp-Print is one of these), but most people are unsatisfied with print quality (if you want to print photos for example).
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For more help on the printers/network printing, need to know the printer models.
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The setup method depends on the functionality of the router.. but lets assume it does not have a bridge or WAP mode.
You use WAN bypass.
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2. Turn off the DHCP server in the Netgear. You may lose connection to the netgear now.. do not worry about it.. (this can be combined with one.. if you firstly turn off dhcp before you change the IP.. but whatever is possible.. at some point you will need to change around and if you forget what IP .. you will be in a mess.. so write it on a label and stick on the base of the router.. also without dhcp you will either need to reset router to factory using reset button or use static ip on the computer. )
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