SBC dsl wireless modem talk to my Base station for printing?

I have no problems just printing through my Apple base station. I also use a wireless SBC dsl modem for Internet service. My problem: When I'm using my SBC dsl on the Internet, I have to print by switching from my "2wire175" network to the Apple network, print my page, then switch back, hoping I'm still on-site.
How do I either: attach my HP550 to the SBC dsl modem OR get my Base station to talk with my SBC modem. Or ........???
Charlie

To get your Base Station to "talk" to your 2Wire wireless router, you will need to:
- connect to the Airport Base Station's wireless network, run the Airport Admin Utility, then (1) under the Airport tab, turn the transmitter power down all the way since you don't really need to have two base stations running, and (2) under the Network tab, uncheck the box to "Distribute IP addresses". Then update settings to the Base Station.
- cable the LAN port of the Base Station to one of the LAN ports on the 2Wire router
- then restart all wireless Macs, and connect to the 2Wire wireless router. The printer connected to the Base Station will now be accessible.

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