print to network very slow - looks for other users first

When printing from most apps, OS is looking a long time for all other network connections (like my wife's laptop), brings up dialog to connect, then starts print dialog. High Sierra keeps looking for it every time I print, except in Preview and Chrome. I have trashed network preferences, re-started many times. I can't get rid of the offending laptop.

Posted on Nov 9, 2019 3:06 PM

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BDAqua

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Nov 9, 2019 4:19 PM in response to McKeachie

Is there Printer Sharing going on from other Macs?

BDAqua

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Nov 10, 2019 7:15 AM in response to McKeachie

Did that fix it?

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