Network an old printer connecte dto PC on my Airport net?

I have a fantastic old HP that works like a champ and prints at great resolution. Problem is it has IEEE and not a USB connection, so I can't connet it to my AX. I tried a USB converter and several 3rd party drivers, as well as upgraded firmware, but it is still not recognized. My question is: the printer is connected currently to an XP PC that is wireless capable. Can I somehow get this printer to be networked throught he PC and, if so, HOW??? I think there is a way to do it, I just have no idea how to begin.
And I am only consideringthis because in the past two days I have bought and returned THREE different printers due to incompatibility with the AX or because they just plain didn't work--am quite frustrated with printers, esp. since I have a fabulous one right here! Any help appreciated!

I solved the problem myself! (well ... I followed instructions from ifelix: http://www.ifelix.co.uk/tech/3004.html). I set up a network on the PC--but had to change the setting from "my computer connets through a gateway" to "other" and then "my computer connects to the internet through a hub" which the XP network wizard advises against. But THAT made it visible to my G4 when I installed the printer following the ifelix instructions. Works flawlessly!
I cannot seem to access the printer with the WEP security enabled, though, so am a bit concerned about that. Any ideas?

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when i hooked it up with my usb from my old hp printer
Not sure what you mean: You didn't connect it directly to a USB port, you daisy chained it to the old printer? Or you mean you used the cable from the old printer?
I assume since you contacted HP, that you have the proper Driver/Software installed and they probably walked you through uninstalling/reinstalling. BTW, from my experience, HP printer tech support isn't all that wonderful and I wouldn't necessarily trust that they gave you the best advice.
What comes to mind is there was an HP printer update for Snow Leopard in Software Update, at least for my inkjet, which I'd been neglecting for ages. But when I finally installed it, it cleared up a number of issues. But, before updating, I was at least able to print and the printer was seen. Anyway, have a look in Software Update. I looked around the HP site for a standalone update and couldn't find anything.
If you give me the model I can probably find the most current software for it on the HP site.

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I am in need of connecting a HP Laserjet 4 Plus printer to a new windows computer.
I bought a USB to Serial Cable (9pin) adaptor.
The printer driver is installed from the previous network connection and shows a greenlight check next to the state of the printer, but it shows that it is offline.
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The USB to Serial cable i bought came with a CD, but no instuctions on what to do with it.
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I am sorry, but to get your issue more exposure I would suggest posting it in the commercial forums since this is a commercial product. You can do this at http://h30499.www3.hp.com/hpeb/ .
I hope this helps.
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My problem though is printing. I want to be able to print from the Mac Mini to the printer attached to the old iMac. I've done all the USB printer sharing business on the OS 9 iMac, but it still doesn't appear in the printer options on the Mac Mini.
Is this possible to do? .....looking through the help topics on my Mac Mini, there was several mentions of printing from OS9 to a printer connected to an OSX machine. But I haven't found any mention of being able to go the other way.

There is a way to do this, but it isn't easy. The grim details are:
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Apparently there is no HP software support for the HP 3050 fax or scan functions with OS X 'Lion' 10.7:
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Sorry, that wasn't clear at all. I would use the 64 bit machine to go on the internet and download the latest 64 bit driver for the printer. Just run the setup on the 64 bit machine and I believe it will give you the option to search for a shared printer. You must use the 64 bit version of the printer driver on the 64 bit machine. The driver is just telling the 64 bit machine how to communicate with the printer no matter where it is.
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Hello there, Appletreflie.
The following Knowledge Base article should have some practical information for you to help setup your printer:
OS X Mountain Lion: Set up a printer
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11145
Specifically:
Add a network printer to your list of printers
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For a shared Windows printer, click Windows in the toolbar and enter the printer’s information. For more information, see this help topic:Connect to a printer shared by a Windows computer
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line: <http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareDescription.jsp?lang=en &cc=us&prodTypeId=18972&prodSeriesId=3662025&prodNameId=3662049&swEnvOID=219&swL ang=8&mode=2&taskId=135&swItem=lj-94537-3>

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