J6480 troubleshoot wireless connection to Mac OS 10.5.8

Hello,
I was previously able to wirelessly print from my MacbookPro (10.5.8) to my OfficeJet J6480 over my home wireless network (Netgear router). I unplugged my printer, and when I plugged it back in, try as I may, I haven't been able to restore wireless printing (USB printing works fine).
After trying simple measures, I eventually just uninstalled the HP driver software, restarted my computer, and reinstalled the driver from the website. Printing a Network Configuration Page from my printer shows it is connected to my wireless router with IP address 192.168.1.2. However, when I go to add the printer, it is not detected under HP IP Printers, nor can I see the printer web page when I type http://192.168.1.2 into my web browser.
I can add the Bonjour printer to my printer list, but again when I go to Show Bookmarks > Bonjour and try to see the printer webpage, I get an error (server not responding).
It seems that my laptop is not communicating with my printer. If anyone has advice it would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

Ok here is the update, this morning I was able to "reset printing system" and re-add the USB and Bonjour printers. USB works. Bonjour it says "unable to connect to printer". Cannot detect IP printer.
Network configuration page I just printed says connected to wireless network, IP address 192.168.1.2.
I am still unable to open the printer web page by going to show bookmarks > bonjour, or by going to http://192.168.1.2 in my browser window.
It seems my printer is on the network, but for some reason my computer is not communicating with it . . .
Other things I should try? Thanks!

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Do you have a P1100 or a P1102w?
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Step 1: Install the Generic Mac Printer Driver:
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2. Plug your USB cable from the printer directly into your Mac
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