Slow wireless printing?

I have a new HP officejet 8600. When I print wirelessly with my MacBook Air it does so quickly, but my Mac book is slow. Why?

I've seen this before with Mac's and wireless H-P printers. One suggestion that has worked in the past is to change the printer driver to one of the older drivers that are available in the base Mac OS.
Go to System Preferences then access the Print & Fax applet. Press the + button to add a printer and you should be presented with a list of all the printers on your network. Select the C4780 / Bonjour and for "Print Using" select the HP Photosmart P1100 - Gutenprint v5.1.3 and press "Add".
Let me know if this works.
Regards / Jim B / Wireless Enthusiasts
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Computer: Mac mini (Late 2009 model) (also tried a Windows XP laptop as a comparison, using latest drivers from HP's website)
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Encryption: WPA2 Personal, no MAC filtering or hiding of the SSID.
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Attempted remedies:
1. Rebooting and powering off, waiting, powering on computer
2. Resetting the print subsystem, turning the printer off and on again and reinstalling the printer
3. Unplugging power from the printer and letting it sit for several minutes before trying to print wirelessly.
None of these worked.
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I don't think there is anything wrong with the DSL modem HW. There might be an issue with how print data is being routed though.
Please try the second experiment where you blank-out the default gateway and DNS entries from the printer's internal web configuration page. Open the printer's internal web page by browsing to its IP address. Select Networking and then Wireless (802.11). Under the IPv4 Configuration tab, select Manual IP:
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For Manual Subnet Mask, use 255.255.255.0
For Manual Default Gateway, leave blank. This is important.
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Leave both the Manual Preferred DNS Server and Manual Alternate DNS Server fields empty. This is important.
Press Apply.
Turn off the DSL modem, the printer and all computers connected to your network. Wait 60 seconds then turn on the DSL modem and then turn on the printer. Then turn on the computers. See if this corrects the printing speed.
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I'm not sure I understand your question, or at least I don't know how to tell connection speed with the utility. The express is set up as an extension to my current wireless network, although I'm only using it for printing.
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I am using the following hardware:
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3. No, it will not try to boot the computer. You must designate the startup volume using Startup Disk preferences.
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Hi allochthon,
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If the Wireless Direct isn't enabled on the printer, then uninstall and reinstall the printer software on the Laptop, during the installing select to Enable the Wireless Direct.
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This procedure is a diagnostic test. It’s unlikely to solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
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