PC/Mac network & Printer sharing

Hello,
I have a Windows XP network sharing an Epson CX8400 USB all-in-one printer. I have set up the printer to share, and all the PC's are able to print to it without issue.
However, I can't make it work for our Macs. Through the print/fax panel of the System Preferences, I can choose Add Printer>Windows, and find the printer I want over the network.
I have installed the driver for the CX8400 as downloaded from Epson. If I choose that driver, the print queue just stops when I try to print, as if the printer doesn't exist.
If I choose a Generic PostScript driver, the printer will print, but it will be pages and pages of what seems to be software code.
So, my question is, what am I doing wrong with the setup, and how can I make the printer work with my Macs.
Thanks in advance for any help.
Craig

After doing some research, I've downloaded and installed the Gutenprint 5.2.3 driver, which seem to work fine, in case anybody else is having this problem.
Attaching the printer directly to the Mac worked with the default drivers, so there was obviously some conflict with using the default driver over the network.
Thanks!

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