Time Capsule printing Canon LBP 5100 - Snow Leopard

Hello!
I am happily able to print via USB to my printer - a canon LBP 5100 but unable to do the same via the TC.
1. The time capsule is set up for printing.
2. The printer options 'sees' the printer as an option in the 'add printer' dialog box. So I try to add the wireless printer - and go through to the printer driver section (this works fine when attached via USB). Then the printer name simply does not appear under the Canon USB (CUPS CAPT) option - which was how I set up the driver for USB printing.
3. I have tried closing and re-mapping the USB printer. It works just fine - and the CUPS CAPT option opens up everytime. The same does not happen via the TC - despite the fact the TC is set up ok and it can see the canon printer. It just cannot locate the driver in the same way that it does when linked up via USB.
So after several hours of attempts I am pretty vexed!
Any advice appreciated.

The proprietary Canon CAPT and UFR2 drivers cannot be used when the printer is connected to the USB port of an Airport device or print server. This is a limitation of these drivers and there is nothing you can do to resolve this (at least nothing I have ever found).
For the Canon models with Ethernet, you can connect the printer to the Ethernet port of the Airport device and print successfully this way. But with devices that do not offer Ethernet, such as your LPB5100, then you have no option but to connect the Mac via USB when you need to print.
Sorry for the bad news.
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