Method and apparatus for enabling application programs to continue operation when an application resource is no longer present after undocking from a network

摘要

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for maintaining application integrity in a hot, disconnected network environment. The present invention provides a system having a computer subsystem with a processor executing application programs in an operating system environment. The system also includes a network and a connection to connect the network to the computer system. A notification mechanism detects when the network resources are no longer connected and permits continued use of the computer subsystem while it remains disconnected from the network.