No luck with Laserwriter 4/600 and iMac OS X 10.4.8

I read the few previous posts on the same subject (and pretty much same conclusion) as mine:
Apple 4/600 printer into Asante Apple talk box into ethernet into iMac... and nothing. Except a prompt, after resetting my print system: "New Printer Drivers detected. Would you like to reload the (printer) browser?" I click "OK". And nothing happens.
The iMac seems to detect that something is connected, but does not know what to do with it. Do any of you have a clue how I can complete the connection, so that the printer will show up in the print utility browser, and I can actually print something? Best regards,
PP

My connections are as follows, and please chime in if you find that to be the problem:
round 8-pin miniature plug cable from printer into jack in Asante Talk (which is plugget into AC and has four green LEDs which upon start up do their dance, then settle to steady-on for "PWR and "Li"), Ethernet cable from Asante into Ethernet jack in iMac.
That's all I did. The OSX printer browser has two selectable sections:
Default Printer and IP Printer. I assume (wrongly?) that I stick with the default printer window? Regardless, with modern printers none of this is an issue, as it all shows up and sets up automatically. The Laserprinter interface seems to be the problem
Your further guidance would greatly help me!
Thanks,
PP

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