Printer will not be recognized by Airport Utility

Ok- so I have read for many hours and tried many solutions to get this to work still no avail...
iBook G4 with AP Extreme n + USB hub + Canon i450 + Samsung ML1210.
I had the AP Extreme n working with the Samsung printer for awhile then suddenly it stopped working. I can see printer in the Bonjour printers menu deleted and added a number of times. I have tried many combinations of connecting and disconnecting the printers and powering on and off the Airport Extreme n but can no longer get the Airport Utility to see the printer. additionally my Canon i450 works fine in the setup. But it is much cheaper to print from a lasewr printer than a inkjet printer so i would love to get this working.
I have seen alot of different postings about this topic but have no solutions. My belief is that when Apple updated the firmware for the Airport Extreme some how they messed up the compatibility between two way devises.
I wish there was SOME response from Apple on this ... but nothing.
Anyone with any advise at all would be helpful
Thank you

Finally got the old Epson to be recognized by the Airport Extreme and it actually prints!
Here is the info I found and used:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107418
Follow these directions as printed and I hope you experience the same results as I have.
Hope this helps.
Jerry

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