Understanding the Port Handler

The Novell® Distributed Print ServicesTM (NDPSTM) Port Handler is a component of the Novell gateway that allows NDPS to communicate through hardware ports and legacy methods:


The port handler is an abstraction of the physical connection between the Print Device Subsystem (PDS) and the physical printer. It ensures that the PDS can communicate with the printer regardless of what type of interface is being used.

For information about other major NDPS components, see the following: