No SSID Broadcast

I followed oojoshua's instructions and the PXE went well. I then followed later directions (josh too?) on getting the password changed and making the thttpd.conf file stick. I rebooted checked it out and I logged into the web interface and changed the channel and ssid. Rebooted again, tested and it was all good.

The problems happened when I unplugged and repositioned the boxes into a mini network. I turned on the first box and was not able to get the SSID to show up on an XP laptop. I tried a second box and the same thing happened. I then tried to plug in to the wired interface and now it won't issue an address to my laptop.

I am sure I missed a step and would really appreciate the help.

Chris