Trouble connecting HP Laserjet 5M to iMac G5

I'm having difficulty hooking up an HP Laserjet 5M to an iMac G5 directly with a crossover ethernet network cable at a friend's house. I've tried resetting the ip address in the control panel of the HP printer, and then adding the printer on the iMac with the print and fax preferences box, selecting the IP tab, selecting HP Jetdirect-Socket, adding the ip address of the printer, and finally selecting the Laserjet 5M driver.
The iMac (running 10.5.8) is connected to the internet via AirPort, and checking the Network settings, the ip address of the iMac is 192.168.1.75. I've set up the ip address of the Laserjet several times in the range of 192.168.1.XXX, and matched the ethernet network settings manually to match on the iMac. Nothing seems to work, so any help with the settings would be greatly appreciated. I'm hoping I haven't bit off more than I can chew in setting up the printer to the iMac with a network connection. Any step by step instructions would be really appreciated, thanks in advance!

You may need a Gefen DVI to Mini DP Converter. Although my G5 (In my opinion) is relatively new, it needed this adapter.
When I first tried to hook it up, I very carefully followed the instructions that come with the adaptor. That did not work as the screen picture was broken and continuously scrolled. I took it in to my local Genius who determined that the adapter is made for single processors, and the G5 is a dual processor. According to the genius, if you turn the monitor on before you power on the G5; the G5 will search for its old processor and will not properly recognize the new one. If you power the computer first and then the monitor, the G5 will recognize it as a new model and all will be fine.
I'n not sure I have the explanation correct, but I do have to power the computer first before the monitor.
Hope this helps solve your problem, even if it costs $90+.

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