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A method and apparatus for monitoring a computer system with a system management controller is described. The system management controller monitors the status of various system components to determine whether the respective system components are operating within respective predetermined operating ra

A method and apparatus for monitoring a computer system with a system management controller is described. The system management controller monitors the status of various system components to determine whether the respective system components are operating within respective predetermined operating ranges. The system management controller is capable of taking corrective action. In one embodiment, a system management controller runs a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack independent of the system and reports problems to a network server or other remote device. In one embodiment, the system management controller obtains a Media Access Controller (MAC) address and communicates operating faults to the remote device. In an alternative embodiment, the system management controller communicates system component faults to a remote device via a modem or other device. In one embodiment, in addition to detecting system component failures, the system management controller of the present invention detects whether system components have been unexpectedly removed from the electronic device, for example, as the result of a theft or destruction.

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1. An electronic system comprising:a first interface to provide network access to the electronic system; a monitoring interface to communicate with a remote device independently of the first interface; multiple system components within the electronic system; and a management circuit within the elect

1. An electronic system comprising:a first interface to provide network access to the electronic system; a monitoring interface to communicate with a remote device independently of the first interface; multiple system components within the electronic system; and a management circuit within the electronic system coupled to the monitoring interface and to the multiple system components, the management circuit to monitor the multiple system components and automatically send a message to the remote device in response to one or more of the multiple system components operating outside of a predetermined operating range for the specific component, further wherein the management circuit obtains a network identifier for the management circuit to communicate with remote devices via the monitoring interface and maintains an independent network connection through the monitoring interface to maintain communications with the remote device.