Printing via 10.5 server speed issue

Hi,
I have at last managed to get the printer server running via 10.5.
However if i print a document via the server it takes ages (45 seconds) before it decides to print. If i print the doc directly to the IP of the printer it's instant.
Please could someone help?
Thanks
Darren

Ok to add some more info. Not that i'm getting much help here.....
Our 3 replica servers seem to print no problems at all. So it leads me to believe that the Print Server (which is on the master) is setup correctly.
So it would point to an issue with joining the local machines to the Open Directory.
Someone here must have experienced this issue?

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