Melding PC/Mac printer network

I have a network set up in my house that provides wireless internet to both my PC and my Mac via a '2Wire' DSL modem. As a result of this relatively new installiation, I am no longer able to print wirelessley with my Epson Stylus C86. I have all the right drivers installed on the computer, and know that this printer has the capacity to print wirelessely--I've done it before. But when I go into Printer Setup Utility, I cannot find my printer anywhere. Please advise on how to get my printer to print wirelessly.
Thank you in advance.
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Try resetting and see if that solve the problem.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Airport/5.0/en/status.html

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