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A system and method are provided to monitor informational resources, such as websites. A plurality of host units support one or more informational resources accessible over a network, such as the Internet. A plurality of monitoring units located on a distributed computer system are coordinated to ac

A system and method are provided to monitor informational resources, such as websites. A plurality of host units support one or more informational resources accessible over a network, such as the Internet. A plurality of monitoring units located on a distributed computer system are coordinated to access the network and monitor the informational resources to determine if they are accessible and to evaluate their performance. Preferably, a central control unit manages the monitoring units.

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1. A method for monitoring a website being supported by a web server, comprising the steps of: a) determining whether the web server is pingable; b) if the web server is pingable, performing a ping operation comprising the steps of: (i) sending a ping to the web server; (ii) determining wheth

1. A method for monitoring a website being supported by a web server, comprising the steps of: a) determining whether the web server is pingable; b) if the web server is pingable, performing a ping operation comprising the steps of: (i) sending a ping to the web server; (ii) determining whether the web server responds to the ping; (iii) if the web server does not respond to the ping, sending a message; c) attempting to access the website by requesting the primary web page from the web server; and d) if the website is not accessible, sending a message. 2. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of sending a message if the web server does not return the primary web page within a predetermined period of time. 3. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of recording the time for the web server to return the primary web page. 4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the steps of sending a message comprises sending an alert via pager, electronic mail, facsimile transmission or vocal telephone transmission. 5. A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of determining the performance of the website if it is accessible. 6. A method as recited in claim 5, further comprising the step of providing a report comprising the ping response time and at least a portion of the determined performance. 7. A computer readable medium, comprising instructions capable of performing the method of claim 1.