LJ 4050 PCL 5, wired network, win8.1, very long between pages.

I have Dell Inspirion  15R with Win 8.1, printing to 4050 over wired network.  Print speed per page is fine, but the printer will print 1-2 pages, then pause, then print some more.  Only the "processing" msg on the printer tells me it is still working. I use same laptop on a wireless network to a different HP printer and there is no delay between pages. Others using Windows 7 do not have same problem. Driver is the latest.  Is this a problem with port or print queue ?
Thanks

I am sorry, but to get your issue more exposure I would suggest posting it in the commercial forums since this is a commercial printer. You can do this at Commercial Forums.
I hope this helps.
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