Sharing printer via ethernet

I have an imac G5 and a dual usb ibook connected via ethernet, with an hp officejet 6210 AiO printer connected to the imac via usb. I'm sharing the printer with the ibook.
The way I was able to find the printer from the ibook was by selecting IP printers and then selecting "imac.local" under the "Printer Name." For "location," the Printer Info window shows "unknown." This seemed strange to me, but I had not been able to get it to work before, so I tried it. I can print with no problem, but I can't control the quality. It seems to print "Standard," based on comparing a document printed from my ibook with one printed from my imac with standard quality.
Is there another way to share a printer via ethernet or a way to control the print quality using the my method?
Thanks,
Kevin

Do you have the appropriate printer drivers installed on the iBook?

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