Can't locate AppleTalk printer on my net

I have a NEC Silentwriter 95f I haven't used in a while. I'm waiting for my regular inkjet to be replaced by Epson and trying to get this (network) laser printer on-line. It doesn't appear in the Chooser on my older Mac (or in Classic). Within OS X (10.3.9) it appears in the printer list and I can select it to print to but does not respond when attempting to print. (In the AppleTalk sub-menu the "Printer Model: Auto Select" is greyed out.)
I don't remember changing anything since it last worked. The Silentwriter is connected to an AsanteTalk box which is in turn connected to a NetGear hub. Everything is powered, Appletalk is turned on and I've checked and swapped cables as a precaution. My main test for seeing if it's on the network is using the Chooser on an older Mac where it used to appear reliably. Selecting LaserWriter nothing appears in the Postscript printer list. The printer works to the extent I can print a self-test page but I really don't know where to go next in trying to isolate the problem. I'd really appreciate any suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
Paul Dougherty
p.s. I have AppleCare for my newer Macs but network printers seems to be excluded re. support

I'm having a similar problem. I have a LaserWriter Select 360 that I'd like to use with my G5 tower. First I tried a USB to parallel adapter. I could not get the Mac to find the printer. I figured the preinstalled printer driver expected to connect via ethernet, so...
Then I tried using an an Appletalk to ethernet adapter to connect the printer to an Airport Express. I still could not get the Mac to find the printer.
I tried using IP printing by entering the IP address of the Airport Express and was able to choose LaserWriter Select 360 in the printer setup and made a desktop printer. When I try to print I get a message that "the Host is busy."
I have a feeling that this set up needs the IP address of the printer, not the Airport Express, but since the Mac still does not "see" it, I have no way of getting it's IP address. Is there a default IP address for the LaserWriter Select 360? Is there a way to print out a page with this info about the printer on it without it being connected to a computer?
I also have a small ethernet hub. I'm going to try to connect through that or disconnect my DSL and connect directly. Can I be connected to DSL and the printer with just a hub or do I need a router? I've only got 1 computer and a router seems like overkill.
If Apple ships my computer with a driver for my printer I assume they expect them to be connected. How do they expect them to connect– ethernet, USB, Airport?
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