HP Laserjet 2100M not connecting

I recently connected an HP Laserjet 2100M to my iMac (running OS X 10.6.8) and was able to make it work by directly connecting the two via ethernet cable. It took a while to get it working, after finally finding the right driver and IP address.
I only have one ethernet port, and I would prefer to have my router connected to it because my wireless connection has been slow recently. Therefore, I disconnected the printer from the computer and plugged it into my router (Linksys s3500). Internet connection works better but now the printer won't print. The computer recognizes it, saying it's idle, but it won't connect when I want to print something.
I've tried deleting the printer from System Preferences and re-adding it, and that didn't work. I can't enter the printer's IP address in the Network preferences because then it won't recognize the router's IP address.
I'm using driver version 5.3.0 (HP Laserjet 2100 series). This is what worked when I had the printer directly connected to the computer.
How can I get the printer to work through the router?

I emptied the HP folder in the library (as the next respondent suggested) and reloaded the driver package. That did not do it. Another Forum discussion I located in December seemed to indicate that the IP number might be necessary but I was trying to avoid that. I have made some efforts to locate the IP address for the printer without luck. Any ideas how I can acquire it? I have printed the test page and the 2nd test page (pressing go and cancel buttons at the same time) but no obvious IP number appears. There are PCL, PCLXL, and PS numbers listed under Installed Personalities and Options. I thought these might represent IP numbers but the format is different (19980828 under PS for example). This could be written 199.8.0.828 which looks more like an IP format but as soon as I get the 199 down (at least using the PS number), the computer tells me this is an invalid HP IP combination and that I am using third party software and it should not be. I have only used HP software. My suspicion is that the IP number is not on this page.
Another possibility: I noticed that in the HP Printer folder (within the Library folder) that the Laserjet folder only has a file titled hplastjetzjs.bundle in it. Is this file supposed to be expanded?

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I emptied the HP folder in the library (as the next respondent suggested) and reloaded the driver package. That did not do it. Another Forum discussion I located in December seemed to indicate that the IP number might be necessary but I was trying to avoid that. I have made some efforts to locate the IP address for the printer without luck. Any ideas how I can acquire it? I have printed the test page and the 2nd test page (pressing go and cancel buttons at the same time) but no obvious IP number appears. There are PCL, PCLXL, and PS numbers listed under Installed Personalities and Options. I thought these might represent IP numbers but the format is different (19980828 under PS for example). This could be written 199.8.0.828 which looks more like an IP format but as soon as I get the 199 down (at least using the PS number), the computer tells me this is an invalid HP IP combination and that I am using third party software and it should not be. I have only used HP software. My suspicion is that the IP number is not on this page.
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I've been trying to print a document all evening on my HP Laserjet 2100M with the HP 100 Mbps network module. I've tried it on both my iMac and my MBP, no help there. The printer program is saying that it is sending the job to the printer, but the light does not even blink on the printer.
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Hi Andrew, I'm back home!
First I did a Telnet to the printer address and confirmed it had the right settings. All looked perfect to me.
===JetDirect Telnet Configuration===
Firmware Rev. : G.08.49
MAC Address : 00:30:c1:0b:a5:b9
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Unicast Packets Received: 414
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