AirPort Extreme/Time Capsule printer support

[JSchwage]

Hey all. Right now we've got an aging Belkin router and my dad was looking at buying either an AirPort Extreme or a new Time Capsule. We currently have a Canon PIXMA iP4000 printer which we have to unplug from the desktop computer to use on our MacBooks since the Gutenprint driver prints black as dark grey.

Anyway, my question: What printers are supported for use with the USB port on the AirPort Extreme or Time Capsule? Has anyone had any experience with a similiar printer? Also, when connecting a USB printer to the AirPort Extreme/Time Capsule, will it be using Bonjour? In other words, will I also be able to use Bonjour for Windows to print to the networked USB printer?

Thanks!

 

[skunk]

Any printer connected to the AEBSn or Time Capsule is driven by the driver on your computer, not on the router. I currently have an Epson 3000 A2 printer and an SPR800, one connected to the AEBSn via Ethernet and the other via USB. I can use both of them from either my G4 Cube or my Intel iMac, but each computer has to have a different driver installed. All the AEBSn does is to route the signal from the computer to the printer. And yes, it does use Bonjour.

 

[Batt]

Any printer connected to the AEBSn or Time Capsule is driven by the driver on your computer, not on the router. I currently have an Epson 3000 A2 printer and an SPR800, one connected to the AEBSn via Ethernet and the other via USB. I can use both of them from either my G4 Cube or my Intel iMac, but each computer has to have a different driver installed. All the AEBSn does is to route the signal from the computer to the printer. And yes, it does use Bonjour.

Is this a function of only the Extreme BS? Because it sure doesn't work on the Express with a Kodak printer. It did with Epson, but not with Kodak. If I buy an Extreme, can I get back to wireless printing?