Print (ppi) question

Two parts:
I get the ppi concept but need clarification with the following:
I always heard that ppi should be set between 200-320ish for printing. When I print in LR2 it sets itself at about 240, but what is the result if I UNcheck the option to print with ppi? I mean I can print and see, but why is there this option in LR2? Don't we always want to set the ppi for printing?
I recently heard a pro in a podcast say the ppi should be set at the printer's optimal ppi. So I asked the tech guys at HP what that was for my printer, and they had no clue what I was talking about. They could only give me the resolution specs. Can you help me with this? I use the HP B9180. Is there an optimum ppi setting printers? I've never heard of this.
Thanks
Jerry

AFAIK at max resolution Epson photo printers print at 720 ppi so if you send the file at 360 ppi then the print driver does the rest. Canon Photo printers print at 600 ppi. I am not sure about the HP photo printers.
Printing programs such as Qimage do the resizing automatically to the required printer driver specifications so there is no need for the printer driver to do any further upsizing.

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First question: is there a port I can open up on
AEBS that would fix this?
Can I scan using my all-in-one when it is connected to the USB port of an Airport Express or Airport Extreme Base Station?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=610763&#610763
Another option--this printer has WLAN built in. It
found my Airport network, and when I put in the WEP
key, it connected immediately, but neither my iBook
nor my wife's HP notebook can find it.
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