IMAGE FORMING DEVICE HAVING MULTI-PORTS, A HOST DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A COMMUNICATION PORT, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A COMMUNICATION PORT

摘要

A host device to provide a communication port. The host device includes a port information identifying unit which sends a request to an image forming device for port information regarding a plurality of communication ports, and a control unit which uses the identified port information to set one of the communication ports having the highest transmission rate as a connection communication port using the port information regarding each of the communication ports.