Two computers to print from airport extreme

I am new to this airport thing so I need help with getting two computers to print.
Is there an article which will show me how to set them both???
Airport extreme
I have a macbook and and G5 Tower
printer: canon, Pixman iP5000
Thanks

Here you go...http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107456

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On the other computer, when I want to print a document and click on file/Print, I get the usual dialog box and when I click on print, a fleeting popup is on my screen and nothing prints.
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I have a HP printer hooked up on my airport extreme (N) and it cannot print.
I have a mac that connects to it and print no worries.
Here is a quick description of my setup
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Airport 192.168.0.2 (bridged)
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PC wireless 192.168.0.51
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Background: I have an Epson Stylus Photo 820 printer connected by USB to an Airport Extreme base station. My iMac is connected to the base station via an ethernet cable.
Using Bonjour for Windows 1.0.3, I've set up the Epson printer to print from Win2000 in a virtual machine in VirtualPC 6 which is running in the iMac. The setup process for the printer completed OK, without a hitch. (By the way, I loaded the printer driver from the printer's disk, because the driver for the Epson Stylus Photo 820 isn't one of the drivers selectable from the Bonjour window.)
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Using Bonjour for Windows 1.0.3, I've set up the
Epson printer to print from Win2000 in a virtual
machine in VirtualPC 6 which is running in the iMac.
The setup process for the printer completed OK,
without a hitch. (By the way, I loaded the printer
driver from the printer's disk, because the driver
for the Epson Stylus Photo 820 isn't one of the
drivers selectable from the Bonjour window.)
Though for XP should also work for Windows 2000.
Problems with finding Printer Driver on Windows XP when using printer connected to Airport Extreme or Express
http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1012.html
Problem: When I try to print via the route that I set
up using Bonjour, an error message appears, stating:
- There was an error found when printing the
document "mhtml.mid://00000047/" to
IP-extreme986254.local.9100"\
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http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/1006.html
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