Printing over wireless & wired network. 3 Macs.

I think you can do this not sure. I've got the AirPort Express connected to a wired router for internet. The printer is plugged into the AE. How do I get the other two Macs (connected to router; wired) to add the printer? Is this possible? Thanks.

I have a similar setup -- DSL router in basement wired to 4-port hub in attic -- from this hub, wired to an iMac (OSX 10.2.8), an eMac (10.2.8), and an AirPort Express. iBook (10.3.9) connects via AirPort, as does a new Dell laptop (I had no choice) running XP Pro.
Macs had been sharing printer (Epson Stylus C42) connected to the eMac, but I decided to move printer to the AirPort Express.
iBook and Dell both succesfully print to the AirPort connected Epson.
The eMac sees the printer, but everytime I try to print, "Processing Job" gets about 1/2 way thru, then Job stops. Restarting in Print Center gets same result again.
The iMac doesn't even see the printer (Add Printer -- Rendevous, shows empty window). So -- the hardwired computers are still a problem. (Restarts did not help).
Any ideas greatly appreciated!

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Hi @td2243,
I see that you are having issues printing over the wired network. I would like to help you out with this issue today.
Try and ping the printer.
On the Apple menu bar, click Go, then click Applications, then Network Utilities. (you can go to the finder and type in Network Utilities)
Click on PING from the bar at the top of the window.
Enter the IP Address of the printer and click Ping.
Did you get any replies back?
Repair the Disk Permissions on the Mac:
Close all applications.
On the Apple menu bar, click Go, click Applications and then click Utilities.
Double-click Disk Utility.
Highlight your hard drive/partition on the left.
Click Verify and then Repair Disk Permissions.
Restart the computer..
Reset the Printing System:
Note: This will remove all printers in the print and Fax/Scan, any printer removed can be re-added later by clicking the plus (+) symbol.
Click the Apple icon and then click System Preferences.
Click Printers & Scanners.
Right-click (or Ctrl +click) in the left white side panel, then click Reset printing system.
Click OK to confirm the reset.
Type the correct Name and Password.
Click OK to reset the printing system.
Then click the + sign to add the driver, highlight the printer. (you might have to click the drop down to select the printer's name) Then click on the Add button.
Try printing again.
Here is some more information on this issue.
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EDIT: after investigating for hours, I finally managed to get rid of freezing problem. now there is just one problem of that partial printing which happens coincidentally over wifi! I mean, sometimes it happens and sometimes not!
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The bottomline is that this printer has no way of connecting other than a straight USB connection. In order to make it wireless you have to have a device that will give it an network IP address. The printer by itself can not do this.
The only way to get this printer on a network is to buy a SEPERATE USB Printer Server. Or, buy a separate router, like I said, that has a USB connection on the back that will support printers.
You can not connect it the way you want as it stands right now.
However, call your ISP and have them set it up IF their Gateway device has a USB connection and really can support a printer. It is their issue.
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I have turned on print sharing on both computers and am able to see the printer that's connected to my MacBook on my iMac, but when I try and print something on my iMac, nothing happens.
It gets added to a print queue on the iMac, but not the MacBook.
Can anyone give me an explanation as to why this is happening? and how to rectify this?
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