I can't print from macintosh laptop unless I print first from my desktop. officejet 6500a

i have a macintosh laptop. I can't print from it unless I print first from my desktop. officejet 6500a.
it says: "communication failure. the computer is no longer able to communicate with the printer."
Yet, once I print something from my desktop, I can print from the laptop just fine, until I turn one of the machines off...

Is the printer connected to your wireless router?  What router?  What version of OS X?
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