Problems printing to HP Color LaserJet 2605dn

First, the technical details. The 2605dn is running firmware datecode 20061114. My Macs are running 10.4.10, and the computers and the printer are all connected to a Linksys BEFSR41 router. I also have a Windows XP laptop that is connected to the router.
I'm extremely frustrated because both my Mac computers and my Windows computer keep losing their connection to the 2605DN printer.
I installed the HP software on both Mac and Windows computers, and everything was fine for a while, then for no apparent reason all my computers began to have problems locating and printing to the 2605dn. Sometimes, when I open the OS X Printer Setup Utility and look for the printer, Bonjour locates it. If this happens, I will be able to install the printer, activate the duplex option, etc. When I click on the "Utility" button, I get sent to the printer's web server as expected. For the balance of the session, everything will work fine. The next time I wake up my computer, it may or may not print anything I send to the 2605dn. Sometimes it will work for a few days, sometimes the connection is gone the next time I try to print.
When I lose the connection, I can't get it reestablished using any predictable set of instructions, sometimes the installation steps work, sometimes they don't. Resetting and powering on and off computers, router, printer, etc. doesn't reliably make any difference, but sometimes after a reset the installation will work. Doing the same things from the Windows XP computer produces roughly the same results. If I can locate the printer it will work fine for the session, then it's back to square one the next time I start up the computer.
This is all very puzzling, and very annoying. I can't find any information in HP troubleshooting and the HP support forums are no use at all. I've got the latest software on my computers, and when the printer works, it works beautifully. Unfortunately, I have no reliable way to access the printer and my family is very frustrated.
If anyone out there has figured out how to make their 2605dn play nicely with their Macs and home network, I would welcome any assistance you can offer.
Thanks,
Ross

Hi Pahu,
Thanks for you reply. Here's some additional information because I'm not quite sure how to resolve the network addressing as you described. The router is set up as a DHCP server, using the standard 192.168.1.1 IP address, and the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0 The starting IP address is 192.168.1.100, and I have it set to allow up to 50 connections. (No particular reason, I think that may have been the default.) The printer is set up to check a variety of connection protocols, starting with DHCP. If that fails, it moves to BOOTP, etc. When I print the network configuraton page from the printer, it tells me the IP address is 169.254.18.32, subnet mask 255.255.0.0, default gateway 169.254.18.32, and the IP is configured by AUTOIP.
In the past, when it has been working properly, the printer shows an IP address of 192.168.1.10X, usually .100 or .101, but it depends on which device I've powered up first. This is what I would expect, given that the printer should be communicating with the router and be assigned an IP address by DHCP. What I can't figure out is why the printer reverts to its internal default IP address 169.254.18.32, and why this is inaccessible even if I try to designate the printer as an IP printer and type in the printer's IP address.
Do I need to set the printer to refresh its DHCP lease more often to ensure it doesn't get cut off by the router? How do I make sure the printer stays on the same subnet as the computers if they're all on the same router? Should I assign the printer a static IP address like 192.168.1.100, then set the DHCP range to start at 192.168.1.101? Sorry to ask so many questions, I'm not a network expert and I didn't think this printer would be such a pain to configure.
Cheers,
R

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