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sindi keesan wrote:
>
> XP complained (in lower right) about a bad or limited 
> network connection.  I then tried using telnetd and httpd 
> (from busybox 1.10 which I had compiled) and got nowhere.  

There is no point trying to use telnet or http until
you have a good network connection.

> forgot to try to ping myself.  

Until ping works, nothing else will work.

> Netscape could not find 192.168.1.1 

There is no point trying to connect with Netscape until
you have a good network connection.

> What do I need to do to XP so it will recognize the connection?

You probably need to ask a Windows person.  Perhaps XP will 
be happier if you let it assign the IP address (via DHCP)?

Cheers,
Steven