MacPro. OS X 10.6.7. - connectivity to HP Laserjet 5000N

Hi,
I used to have a HP4MV printer to print b&w 11x17 documents on OS X 10.5.8.
Now, with 10.6.7, that printer is not supported anymore, and also Appletalk doesn't work anymore.
How would I use a HP Laserjet 5000N within an Ethernet network (MacPro plus a MacBook)? Are my Macs "smart" enough to automatically recognize the printer on an Ethernet network? Or do I have to use a serial to USB adapter in order to make the printer work?
I haven't bought the HP 5000N yet (it's a refurbished model).
Thanks!
gwolfg

I continue to use AppleTalk printers by having an iBook running 10.4 on my home Network and Sharing Printers. The printers are connected to the network  using AppleTalk-over-Ethernet and a farallon converter box to AppleTalk/LocalTalk. The more modern Macs can only see these printers through the iBook "host".
You can talk to many more modern Ethernet printers directly, just by cabling them up. There are two classes.
"Smart" printers use a Postscript or PCL driver, and the computer specifies the fonts and sends the characters. These work great with an Ethernet printer attached to a port on your Router (or in some cases, wireless).
"Dumb" printers use a monolithic driver that does all the rasterization on the Mac, and send the huge stream of bits to the printer. As long as there IS a driver for the Mac, these will work as well. Most USB printers work this way as well.
Remember that the original LaserWriter -- the machine that really put the Macintosh on the Map -- was a Network Printer. So YES, the Mac does Network Printers.

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