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GP2x is a wonderful device for its portability, power consumption and price tag.  You can do pretty amazing stuff with an out of the box unit. Here is a slice of that:

1. Go to settings/system menu on your GP2x
2. Make sure the IP Address is 10.1.0.1
3. Turn on telnet, ftp, samba and web servers (You wont need samba if you are using a real operating system)

If you are running Linux:

1. ifconfig usb0 up 10.1.0.2
2. now you should be able to ping the device with:
   ping 10.1.0.1

If you are running m$ windows (Who said windows is easier to manage?):

1. You will probably need USB Gadget driver for windows. Most flavors come without it. Download and install:
   Download USB Gadget Driver for Windows @ M$
2. Turn on your GP2x. A baloon will pop up (don't you hate them?) to say connection is established. 
3. Go to Control Panel -> Network Connections.
4. Open TCP/IP properties of "Linux USB Ethernet / RNDIS
5. Manually configure it with an IP of "10.1.0.2" and a subnet mask of "255.0.0.0"
6. You should be now able ping your device from command shell with:
   ping 10.1.0.1

Now you can also telnet to your GP2x, transfer files with samba (means: windows file sharing) or ftp.

There is also a pretty complete web server with even PHP installed running there. PHP I tell ya! Have fun!

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