Printing from Windows XP via an Airport Express

Question

This might be helpful for anyone who has the same problem with their printer...
If you configure an printer via windows connecting via tcp/ip default most people use RAW_9100 or LPR, problem is that so far all printers I tested from Canon seem to have problems with LPR and completely do not work with RAW_9100...
Fix:
Simply change the RAW port to 9101, don't forget to remove all tasks from your printer queue first before changing.
If other people have the same problem and maybe a other solution please post here

Answer 1

Yes this finally made my Canon S300 print from XP while connected to an Airport Express. Other Macs on the network could print just fine. The XP Bonjour Printer Wizard was absolutely useless in trying to create a working printer. Here are the steps I took.
START > Settings > Printers and Faxes
“Add a printer”
Click Next
“Local printer attached to this computer”
“Create a new port” / select Standard TCP/IP Port from the pulldown requestor
Click Next
Enter the IP address of the Airport Express in “Printer Name or IP Address”
While entering the IP address the box below should automatically fill itself in as the same IP address and should insert “IP_” before it (after you have finished entering the first box)
Click Next
Check the “Custom” radio button
Click “Settings” next to it
**this is the important weird part that finally made my Canon printer work**
Change the “Port Number” to 9101
Click OK
Click Next
Click Finish
Select the Brand and Make (driver) of your printer
I clicked “Keep Existing Driver”
Give it a name or leave the one it created in “Printer Name”
Select whether or not you want it as the default printer
Select whether or not you want to share it (probably not since other can access it over the network in their own way)
Go ahead a print a test page and rejoice when it finally prints (I did)