Printing from XP to Epson Stylus Photo R260 on a Powermac G5

Tried configuring this set up a couple different ways (Bonjour, add a printer utility, tech.ifelex tutorial) and in all cases the printer is detected and configured. I send a job from the XP, never see it arrive on "Active" list of the Stylus Photo print queue on the PMG5, but after a minute of so it IS on the list of "Completed" print jobs. Just never prints. Connected via USB to the G5, XP is on Airport wireless, Windows print sharing is on and the printer is selected for sharing. If I try from my Macbook it works fine.
Any ideas?

BTW, downloaded updated Epson drivers last night for both the Mac and XP boxes. I have them installed but haven't tried testing them again with the printer connected to the G5 and printer sharing "on". I currently have the Epson on the printer port for the Airport Extreme and it works fine for both the Mac and XP boxes. The problem is you can't access many of the advanced printer options the direct connection to a computer provides, like ink levels and paper type selection.

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