Changing AppleTalk printer name

I have a Personal LaserWriter 4/600PS and I need to have its name changed. Unfortunately, I no longer have a machine that runs OS9. I have a MacBook Pro that can only boot into OS X. This printer is originally a LocalTalk printer. I us a Farallon Ethernet bridge so that I can have the printer talking to the ethernet port of the computer. This is what the setup looks like:
Printer <--localtalk-->Ethernet Bridge<--ethernet-->MacBook Pro
Thanks for the help!

If you can cart it to a friend or associate who has a Mac that can run Classic or Mac OS 9, you can change its name. The name and attributes are recorded in a semi-permanent memory inside the printer, and will be retained when you put it back on your own Network.
It also appears that if the name is all you want to change, you can use
System Preferences > Print and Fax > Set Up Printers > (select the printer)
and choose "Show Info" from the "Printers" menu. You will be shown a screen that contains a drop down menu with three sub-screens
• Name and Location
• Model
• Installable Options
On the Name and Location sub-screen the name can be changed, and the button at the bottom will then turn into an "Apply Changes" button.
Most folks are looking to change additional options, such as Startup page Yes/No, Print density, or get page count, which are not settable using these simple Mac OS X screens.

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Matt
You suggested earlier that "The only way you can print to an AppleTalk printer from OS X 10.6 or later is if the printer is a shared printer running on a Mac running OS X 10.5 or earlier.
I am using a Macbook Pro with 10.7.4 and like Bob Weaver, I have tried all of his methods as well. What is the set up as you describe above. I have an old HP laserjet 5m with the Directjet.
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I am trying to use it with my mac using an ethernet cable. I cannot ping it, I cannot see it but my ethernet shows its connected with the green light. The HP is a work horse and I would hate to turn it into a door stop. Iv'e printed the config sheet and have entered the IP address with no luck.
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