1. A chip for incorporation within a network device connectable to a computer network, the network device including a host processor, the chip comprising: a media access controller connectable to the computer network, the media access controller providing the chip with access to the computer network independent of the host processor; a host interface connectable to the host processor; and an embedded processor coupled between the host interface and the media access controller; the embedded processor being programmable to function as a manageability web server, communicate with the host interface and obtain manageability information about the network device; the embedded processor further being programmable to send the manageability information to the media access controller for transmission over the computer network; whereby the chip performs network management functions independent of the host processor.