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Slow printing to network printers using CUPS
Hi Guys,

I've inherited a mess of an infrastructure in my new job, there hasn't been a sys admin in post for about a year, so things are falling apart. The first thing to break after I started was the printer server. I have it working again, and people can print, however it's very slow, slower than before.

I set up cups/samba from scratch so that windows users can simply access the server share, double click on the printer and then use that printer.

I did this using the cups-windows drivers and it works, however it's so slow with pdfs that it is unreal, ~3mins per page for some things.

My assumption is that it is the printer drivers, but that's just a guess since nothing on the printers have been changed. (They're Konika bizhub printers). In the last week I've been searching for a way to install the vendor drivers to the print server, but I haven't found a way yet.

Any help to diagnose what is happening or to install the drivers would be much appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Rudiga.
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lpstat-cups

lpstat(1)						      Easy Software Products							 lpstat(1)

NAME

       lpstat - print cups status information

SYNOPSIS

       lpstat [ -E ] [ -a [ destination(s) ] ] [ -c [ class(es) ] [ -d ] [ -h server ] [ -l ] [ -o [ destination(s) ] ] [ -p [ printer(s) ] ] [ -r
       ] [ -R ] [ -s ] [ -t ] [ -u [ user(s) ] ] [ -v [ printer(s) ] [ -W [ which-jobs ] ]

DESCRIPTION

       lpstat displays status information about the current classes, jobs, and printers. When run with no arguments, lpstat will list jobs  queued
       by the user. Other options include:

       -E
	    Forces encryption when connecting to the server.

       -a [printer(s)]
	    Shows the accepting state of printer queues. If no printers are specified then all printers are listed.

       -c [class(es)]
	    Shows the printer classes and the printers that belong to them. If no classes are specified then all classes are listed.

       -d
	    Shows the current default destination.

       -h server
	    Specifies the CUPS server to communicate with.

       -l
	    Shows a long listing of printers, classes, or jobs.

       -o [destination(s)]
	    Shows the jobs queue on the specified destinations. If no destinations are specified all jobs are shown.

       -p [printer(s)]
	    Shows the printers and whether or not they are enabled for printing. If no printers are specified then all printers are listed.

       -r
	    Shows whether or not the CUPS server is running.

       -R
	    Shows the ranking of print jobs.

       -s
	    Shows  a  status  summary,	including the default destination, a list of classes and their member printers, and a list of printers and
	    their associated devices. This is equivalent to using the "-d", "-c", and "-p" options.

       -t
	    Shows all status information. This is equivalent to using the "-r", "-d", "-c", "-d", "-v", "-a", "-p", and "-o" options.

       -u [user(s)]
	    Shows a list of print jobs queued by the specified users. If no users are specified, lists the jobs queued by the current user.

       -v [printer(s)]
	    Shows the printers and what device they are attached to. If no printers are specified then all printers are listed.

       -W [which-jobs]
	    Specifies which jobs to show, completed or not-completed (the default).

COMPATIBILITY

       Unlike the System V printing system, CUPS allows printer names to contain any printable character except SPACE and TAB. Also,  printer  and
       class names are not case-sensitive.

       The "-h" option is not a standard System V option.

       The Solaris "-f", "-P", and "-S" options are silently ignored.

       The "-W" option is unique to CUPS.

SEE ALSO

       cancel(1), lp(1), CUPS Software Users Manual, http://localhost:631/documentation.html

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 1993-2002 by Easy Software Products, All Rights Reserved.

2 October 2002						    Common UNIX Printing System 						 lpstat(1)