Computer hardware and computer software including computer software for use in managing, controlling and monitoring routers, the control programs being installed in the routers and other computer peripherals on local and global computer information networks, for use in failure recovery controls for routers, for use in restructuring and configuring the aforesaid programs via the aforesaid networks, for use in storing information on routers in computer servers and other computer peripherals interconnected with the aforesaid networks, and for use in searching, retrieving and transferring the stored information via the aforesaid networks