Setup LWSelect 360 to print from mini mac ethernet socket

Question

I would like to run my 360 direct from the mini mac ethernet socket but I don't know how this is done.
My cable modem is connected to Airport which is plugged into the wall socket. My HP1018 USB is connected to the Airport. My HP 5740 USB is connected direct to the mini mac usb port.
I have an Asante ethernet bridge.
My Ethernet cable is not a cross-over cable.
From cold I turn printer on, and then minimac on. I then turn Asante on. LI light stays on, PWR light stays on, RX and TX flash for a few seconds then remain off.
I then go to:
System preferences>Print&Fax>"add a printer" button
This brings up
Printer Browser> but no printer is found.
System preferences>Network>Location:Automatic;Show:Network Staus
Green light Airport. You are connected to the network Luton. You are connected to the internet via Airport.
Red light Built-in Ethernet. The cable for Built-in Ethernet is connected, but your computer does not have an IP address and cannot connect to the internet.
Then going to Network:Location:Automatic;Show:Built-in Ethernet
TCP/IP: Configure IPv4; Using DCHP—all the other boxes are blank. IPv6 is configured (automatically?) and a number is stated.
PPoE: Nothing selected
AppleTalk: Make AppleTalk Active [box is ticked] Computer Name: BB Mac mini, AppleTalk Zone: greyed out and blank, Configure: Automatically
Proxies: no entries
Ethernet: Ethernet ID: a number is stated, Configure: Automatically
Grateful for any help and advice that will get my 360 up and running while maintaining my wireless network.
Many thanks
Bob

Answer 1

Red light Built-in Ethernet. The cable for Built-in Ethernet is connected, but your computer does not have an IP address and cannot connect to the internet.
It will need an IP Address, and if you are not using Ethernet to connect to the Internet via a Router, you will need to provide one Manually or change your wiring scheme (see below). Choose an address similar to the Airport IP address assigned to your computer by your Airport Base Station/Router, but a bit higher, e.g, Airport is assigned 10.10.10.3 via DHCP. Use a similar number but somewhat higher, but less than 254 such as 10.10.10.101. Use a Subnet Mask of 255.255.255.0 (which says anything the same in the first three octets is on my Subnet and can be reached directly). The rest can be blank, or you can fill in the DNS info provided by your ISP.
Also, important -- you must turn on AppleTalk on your Ethernet port (using the AppleTalk pane), which will turn it off over Airport.
Last step is to cycle the power on your AsanteTalk, since it is horrible at re-acquiring printer/Macs that drop out for any reason.
Now try to set up your printer again. Remember the LaserWriter Select 360 is an AppleTalk Printer, do not allow it to configure as an LPR Printer.
Alternate wiring:
Another alternative is to connect the AsanteTalk to a wired Ethernet port on your Base Station, if one is available. Then it can get an IP Address from the Base Station directly. Some third-party base station of lesser-known brands do not pass AppleTalk packets over wireless, so this is occasionally a problem.