Macbook Air Assigned wrong URL to Printer connect to AEBS

I found a curious problem that I corrected but don't know why my Macbook Air did this:
I discovered that my Macbook would print fine to my HP Printer connected to my AEBS via USB, but my Macbook Air would be very slow to send the print job to the printer (taking 1-2 minutes if the print job had images, quicker if it was just text). I noticed that the printer URL (from the printer settings) on my Macbook was different than the printer URL on my Macbook Air. After figuring out how to change the URL on my Macbook Air via http://localhost:631, it now prints fine. However, I don't have a clue why my Macbook Air is assigning a different URL for my printer.
Anyone have any ideas?

Try resetting the printing system Mac OS X: How to reset the printing system - Apple Support then add your printer back.

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