Connecting to Printer Through Ethernet to USB converter

I have a Dell 1700 USB-based printer connected to a Netgear P121 USB to ethernet adapterr. I am trying to use this as my printer.
How do I configure my .imac duo Intel computer to connect to the printer? I ahve tried to add a printer as a generic printer as a native Mac OS driver does not exist for the Dell 1700. I used the IP Address for the adapter as the location.
Thank you for the help.
Mac OS X (10.4.7)

It looks like your printer understands PCL 6, in which case you should be able to use a Gutenprint driver for it. Tiger comes with GimpPrint (now Gutenprint) drivers, so you should be able to use one. You can go to www.gutenprint.org and read the instructions. You will also need to follow the instructions for your Netgear adapter, to find the proper method to add this printer.

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