I did exactly that.  I also tried several different IP addresses 
because I wasn't sure if the printer had it's own, or if I needed to 
use the base stations IP.  It didn't work.

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 00:41:54 -0700 (PDT), Gregg Eshelman wrote:
> I know what you need to do. When you go to add a
> new printer, choose a Local, not Network printer.
> Uncheck the automatic detection box then click Next.
> Click Create new port then drop down to Standard
> TCP/IP port.
> 
> That's in Windows 2000, I think XP is very similar.
> 
> Windows treats printers that are not connected to a
> specialized server, or shared off another computer,
> as "local" printers even when they're plugged into a
> network like Ethernet or AppleTalk. Windows 2000 even
> has an AppleTalk device option in the printer port
> drop list.

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