Linksys states this on their support site.
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"Michael Covington" <> wrote in
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> Greetings,
>
> This may actually be a Linksys problem, but I hope there’s a workaround in
> Vista.
>
> Linksys wireless print server; network of computers (mostly Vista 32, some
> XP, one Vista 64, one Linux) that print through it to an HP LaserJet 1200
> printer using HP PCL 5 drivers.
>
> All print jobs are OK, but many of them (somewhat unpredictably) are
> preceded by a junk page containing a couple of lines of PCL commands ("PJL
> COMMENT" and the like).
>
> It is not clear whether the junk page is the beginning of the job or the
> tail end of the previous job — thus I’m not even sure which computers are
> generating it. I think the former. That is, I think it is a set of PCL
> comments sent at the beginning of the job.
>
> Linksys drivers are not on the PCs. Instead I print through LPR or RAW
> protocol (both give the same results) on a TCP/IP port as recommended by
> Linksys.
>
> I have tried the WinPrint print processor and 2 versions of the HP print
> processor. This seems to slightly change what’s on the junk pages but not
> eliminate them.
>
> Printing several jobs in succession from the same computer, I usually
> don’t get junk pages in front of them. But the actual conditions are hard
> to pin down. Trying to run around and try all the combinations is very
> tedious and I’m hoping someone will have seen this before and be able to
> make a specific suggestion.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Many thanks!
