I recently replaced an HP LaserJet 2100 with an HP LaserJet 2420 connected
on LPT1 on one computer and shared on a five node Windows XP peer-to-peer
network. The users have been complainng about slow print speed ( time to
spool rather than time actually printing). I called HP techical support and
they said they DO NOT support printer networking this way - and want me to
buy a $389 JetDirect adapter. They also indicated that Microsoft supports
printer sharing not HP. Does anyone here have any suggestions that can help
printer performance in this situation.

BTW the printer is connected by a 25 foot IEEE 1284 compliant cable and the
printer can not be "seen" using HP LaserJet "tool" program on the host
machine. HP says they only support a 5 foot cable. Any thoughts about this
as well.

Jim Snively

Jim Snively wrote:

> I recently replaced an HP LaserJet 2100 with an HP LaserJet 2420
> connected on LPT1 on one computer and shared on a five node Windows XP
> peer-to-peer
> network. The users have been complainng about slow print speed ( time
> to
> spool rather than time actually printing). I called HP techical
> support and they said they DO NOT support printer networking this way
> - and want me to
> buy a $389 JetDirect adapter. They also indicated that Microsoft
> supports
> printer sharing not HP. Does anyone here have any suggestions that
> can help printer performance in this situation.
>
> BTW the printer is connected by a 25 foot IEEE 1284 compliant cable
> and the printer can not be "seen" using HP LaserJet "tool" program on
> the host
> machine. HP says they only support a 5 foot cable. Any thoughts
> about this as well.

If the LJ2420 has an ethernet connection, use it. If it doesn't,
purchase a simple network print server. Linksys and Netgear are two
major companies that make reasonably-priced print servers. You're
always going to have problems with the printer connected locally.

Malke
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