10.4.7 Update disabled my ethernet printer

I have an old Apple Laserwriter Select 360 connected to my PowerBook through an Asante "AsanteTalk" ethernet to serial adapter.
After updating to 10.4.7, my PowerBook is no longer communicating with the Asante adapter. Usually when all the devices are on and the adapter is plugged in, it has a number of lights that flash for a few seconds as the connection is established, then one of them holds solid green. It's very similar to plugging in a DSL modem.
Now there is no communication at all from the PowerBook. Appletalk is enabled, I discarded the prefs and plists (with an Apple tech support rep), fixed permissions, rebooted, etc. No matter what, the as far as the PowerBook is concerned, my printer does not exist.
Any thoughts?
David

No problems on multiple Macs running 10.4.7 and Entourage. Don't know what the problem is but it's not 10.4.7.

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