Helpful to verify reports of your own downtime, or to double check a downed website you are trying to access.
One of a set of tools we are providing to everyone as a way of saying thank you for being a part of the community.
http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=706
This folder browsing control might also be of interest
http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=1753
and this to Recursively Traverse the Nodes of a TreeView Control for updating while running
http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=2203