Remote system monitor

A system comprising:

• a computer and communication network;
• and
• a first machine and a second machine coupled to the computer and communication network that operates to establish a communicative coupling that includes performance of one or more authenticating operations to establish a monitored session between the first machine and the second machine, wherein the first machine operates to, in response to an electronic request for information from the second machine:
• transmit an automated reconnect agent executable to the second machine if the second machine does not have the automated reconnect agent executable to use to automatically reestablish the monitored session after a disruption in communications between the first machine and the second machine;
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• transmit automated reconnect parameters for the monitored session to the second machine to use with the automated reconnect agent executable to automatically reestablish the monitored session after the disruption in communications between the first machine and the second machine, wherein the second machine operates to automatically attempt to reestablish the monitored session after the disruption in communications between the first machine and the second machine via a reconnect communication sent from the automated reconnect agent executable that executes on the second machine and uses the automated reconnect parameters to re-instantiate the monitored session without requiring further authentication by the second machine.

A method comprising:

• powering up a monitor machine via a power supply and connecting to a network;
• establishing a communicative coupling over the network including performing one or more authenticating operations before establishing a monitored session between the monitor machine and one or more remote processing systems and/or devices;
• in response to an electronic request for information from the one or more remote processing systems and/or devices:
• if the one or more remote processing systems and/or devices do not have an automated reconnect agent executable, transmitting the automated reconnect agent executable to the one or more remote processing systems and/or devices to use to automatically reestablish the monitored session after a disruption in communications between the machine and the one or more remote processing systems and/or devices;
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• transmitting automated reconnect parameters for the monitored session to the one or more remote processing systems and/or devices to use with the automated reconnect agent executable to automatically reestablish the monitored session after the disruption in communications between the machine and the one or more remote processing systems and/or devices;
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• automatically attempting to reestablish the monitored session after the disruption in communications between the monitor machine and the one or more remote processing systems and/or devices by receiving a reconnect communication from the automated reconnect agent executable executing on the one or more remote processing systems and/or devices and using the automated reconnect parameters to re-instantiate the monitored session without requiring further authentication.