Slow IP based printing

Has anyone had/fixed a problem with slow printing from IP based printers? When we installed the printers (various printer makes and models too, it's not just related to one brand) they all worked just fine and responded normally. It seems that over time, that response has slowed down greatly. One printer takes several minutes to even respond and then if you are printing multiple page documents, it takes that same time between pages printed. I've ruled out network trouble. And, as much as it pains me to say this, WIndows machines still print to these printers fine with normal response time.
The four brands of printers we use are HP, Xerox, Ricoh, and Brother. I've recently found a KB article that supplys new HP drivers and we are trying those now, but that still would not remedy the other brand of printers (at least I wouldn't think so). The response time is the worse on the HP and Xerox brand printers though.

Hi Mafia_ManA,
Sorry for my delay.
Based on your description, it seems that printers were deployed via group policy. Would you please let me confirm
whether they deployed via
TCP/IP Printer Item in GPP? If anything I misunderstand, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
Meanwhile, please check if you have navigate to the security tab on printers and assign correct permissions
to corresponding users.
Hope this helps.
Best regards,
Justin Gu
Hi Justin
We currently add/delete printers on Print Management... Should I not use Print Management and rather use the GP TCP/IP method (as your link describes)... If I should use the GP, should I add the Printers under the Printer Pointing Permission Policy?

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> ,
> > We have a Netware 6.5 SP1 server used for queue based printing with HP
> > Print Servers.However very often queues do not respond and we re-start
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> > "Andrew Z Carpenter" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> I'm looking at a new workgroup printer and am leaning towards the HP
> LaserJet 2420n
>
> The price is about right, I'm sticking with HP, and this seems to be the
> replacement for the 2100, 2200, and 2300 series which I liked a lot.
>
> It has a built in JetDirect, although I can't find which model.
>
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>
> Compatible Network Operating Systems:
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> XP, XP 64-Bit, Server 2003; Novell NetWare 3.2, 4.2, 5.x, 6.x; Apple Mac
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>
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>
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>
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>
>
> --
> AZC
>

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