Mp 640 and big problems setting up a wireless network

I have the new i3 imac running snow leopard 10.6.5, and the mp 640.
I have spent the best part of two evenings trying to get the mp640 to set up wirelessly.
I have looked at this forum (among others) and followed the suggestions, and installed upteen drivers from the canon website, deleted old ones and reinstalled new ones and nothing seems to work. I`ve tried connecting the printer to the LAN and then clicking on software update in snow leopard but nothing comes up.
I have tried using the easy install function on the canon driver install. Have got to the point where the canon network assistant has started searching for wireless printers but it can not find it anywhere.
Bizarely if I quit the search and open the printers and faxes via system preferences and click on add printers voila there is the "Canon Mp640 series ---------" which I had been looking for all along. Unfortunately on clicking add, snow leopard does something strange, a box flashes down from the top pane saying configuring but it never actually finishes the process and never actually adds the printer.
Other problems I have been having are much the same as everyone else, after trying to add printers the MP640 bonjour scanner service is seen which doesn`t work either (which prompted me to try other things).
Ive tried installing the CUPS driver as well which didnt work and didnt let me look at the printer through the internet browser.
Ive followed the printer manual to a tee, time and time again but nothing seems to work. Im a 100% sure the printer is connected to the wireless LAN because I have printed out the network configuration page.
Im pretty sure the problem is with snow leopard, so if any one has any suggestions could you please let me know.

The MP640 features the ability to connect to your wireless router using the keypad on the printer instead of having to use the Mac or PC to run through the setup. Once the printer is connected to your wireless router then you install the printer driver and then add the queue. Reading your post it sounds like you are going to a lot of extra detail which is not needed.
You mention having the network configuration page from the MP640 which shows what IP address it has and if it is currently active and connected to your wireless network (the SSID name will be shown in the configuration). If the printer does have the correct IP address for your network and is active then you can open Print & Fax and select to Add. The MP640 will appear quickly, shown as Bonjour Scanner, which you also mentioned. But if you wait longer the MP640 should appear again, this time showing 'canonijnetwork' in the Kind column. When this happens, select it and the Print Using menu should automatically change to 'Canon MP640 series'. You can then click Add to complete the installation.
Does the printer component appear when you select to add? And if so, does the Print Using menu automatically select 'Canon MP640 series'?

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