I'll try that exact code when I get in tomorrow.
I know that I have the IP address configured correctly on the Driver Station, and I entered "23" when asked for my team number for the SmartDashboard. I have no problems connecting to the robot in any other regard.
Curiously, I do not have a `~/sunspotfrcsdk/tools/` folder, although I do have other folders in `~/sunspotfrcsdk`. Do you know what installation creates that folder, as I might be missing that. I have installed Java, NetBeans, the 6 NetBeans Plugins (from the xml file hosted by WPI), and the most recent SmartDashboard Installer from
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