Slow printing with CUPS

[Joseph Schlecht <joseph.schlecht@ndsu.nodak.edu>]

[Please CC me to any correspondence]

I having been successfully using CUPS with Debian unstable 
for many HP LaserJets (using networked JetDirect boxes)for 
quite a while. Recently, I have noticed that the print jobs 
take an extremely long time. Sometimes, on just a 5 page text 
PDF, it can take up to 1.5 minutes per page. Whereas if I 
print the same file from a Windows box connected (via the 
network) to the same printer, the whole print job takes < 1 
minute.

Has anyone else noticed this change in performance?

Joe S.