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> [6]Manually Unlocking the SPA-2102
>     1. Connect your computer directly to the INTERNET port of your SPA. Some 
> users may need a [13]crossover cable
> [or a hub?]
>
> [Insert network modules]
>
>     2. Set your machine's IP address to 67.133.234.53
>           + In linux, you can do this by issuing ifconfig ethX:1 
> 67.133.234.53, where X is your interface number.
>
> [machine = linux computer, should it be ifconfig eth0 167.133.234.53?  -
> why the :1?.]

Still curious about this.

>     3. Install a webserver on your machine.
>           + On linux, apache will work fine, but, remember to set the 
> mime-type to application/octet-stream.
>
> [I forgot how to use busybox httpd.  I keep getting 404s.]

Do I need an index.html with a link to the file I want to transfer in some 
directory indicated by /etc/httpd.conf ?

> Can mini_httpd set mime-type to application/octet stream?
> When I run mini_httpd in the directory containing this .cfg
> and access 192.168.0.1 with lynx, a download transfers it as text/plain,
> not application/octet stream.

When I downloaded a binary file, despite lynx listing it as text/plain,
the copy was identical to the original.

Sindi