There is disclosed a network status server for receiving an inquiry from a
web server accessed by a client, and using path information and
determining the optimum web server to return a response to the accessed
web server. The web server receiving the response instructs the client to
access the optimum web server from the next time. In this constitution,
accesses among the dispersed/arranged web server sites are leveled, and
access loads can be leveled even among the web servers in the respective
web server sites. Moreover, the client can access the optimum web server.