Patent ID: 8605312

Claim:
A print control method of a host apparatus which is connected to at least one image forming apparatus in a network, the method comprising: receiving changed Internet Protocol (IP) information from the at least one image forming apparatus; determining whether the host apparatus performs a print job with respect to the at least one image forming apparatus which has the changed IP information; holding the print job if there is the print job; changing a print option for the print job; and transmitting print data corresponding to the print job according to the changed print option, wherein the changing the print option for the print job comprises resetting port information of the at least one image forming apparatus having the changed IP information with the changed IP information or changing a port of the at least one image forming apparatus having the changed IP information with IP information of another image forming apparatus which is compatible with a driver of the at least one image forming apparatus having the changed IP information, and the changing the print option for the print job comprises searching at least one other image forming apparatus which is compatible with a driver of the at least one image forming apparatus whose changed IP information is detected, and displaying a search result if a port of the at least one image forming apparatus having the changed IP information is changed to IP information of the at least one other image forming apparatus compatible with the driver of the at least one image forming apparatus having the changed IP information.