diff --git a/WebServer.h b/WebServer.h
index c8c43c3..44f8c2b 100644
--- a/WebServer.h
+++ b/WebServer.h
@@ -29,16 +29,21 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <Ethernet.h>
-#include <EthernetClient.h>
-#include <EthernetServer.h>
+#ifdef UIPETHERNET_H
+#   include <UIPClient.h>
+#   include <UIPServer.h>
+#else
+#   include <Ethernet.h>
+#   include <EthernetClient.h>
+#   include <EthernetServer.h>
+#endif
 
 /********************************************************************
  * CONFIGURATION
  ********************************************************************/
 
 #define WEBDUINO_VERSION 1007
-#define WEBDUINO_VERSION_STRING "1.7"
+#define WEBDUINO_VERSION_STRING "1.7.1"
 
 // standard END-OF-LINE marker in HTTP
 #define CRLF "\r\n"
@@ -414,7 +419,7 @@ size_t WebServer::write(uint8_t ch)
 
   if(m_bufFill == sizeof(m_buffer))
   {
-    m_client.write(m_buffer, sizeof(m_buffer));
+    m_client.write(m_buffer, sizeof(m_buffer));  
     m_bufFill = 0;
   }
 
diff --git a/examples/Web_HelloWorld/Web_HelloWorld.ino b/examples/Web_HelloWorld/Web_HelloWorld.ino
index aebf90a..be4d436 100644
--- a/examples/Web_HelloWorld/Web_HelloWorld.ino
+++ b/examples/Web_HelloWorld/Web_HelloWorld.ino
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 /* Web_HelloWorld.pde - very simple Webduino example */
 
 #include "SPI.h"
+/* If you have a Microchip ENC28J60-based Ethernet shield, 
+ * you can use arduino_uip library at https://github.com/ntruchsess/arduino_uip
+ * and replace the line below with:
+ * 
+ *     #include "UIPEthernet.h"
+ *
+ */
 #include "Ethernet.h"
+
 #include "WebServer.h"
 
 /* CHANGE THIS TO YOUR OWN UNIQUE VALUE.  The MAC number should be
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index e312bc1..7639efa 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ These have all been tested with the library successfully:
 - [Adafruit Ethernet Shield w/ Wiznet 811MJ module](http://www.ladyada.net/make/eshield/)
 - [NKC Electronics Ethernet Shield DIY Kit](http://store.nkcelectronics.com/nkc-ethernet-shield-diy-kit-without-wiz812mj-mod812.html)
 
-Shields using the Microchip ENC28J60 chip won't work with the library as that requires more software support for implementating 
-the TCP/IP stack.
+Shields using the Microchip ENC28J60 chip can use [ntruchsess' arduino_uip library](https://github.com/ntruchsess/arduino_uip) as a drop-in replacement for the stock Arduino Ethernet library. Take note that since the TCP/IP stack is implemented in software, the compiled sketch size will significantly increase. As a result, if you use an ENC28J60-based shield, your Arduino should have, at the very least, an ATMega328 chip.
 
 ## Version history
 
+### 1.7.1 released Jan 2013
+- added support for ENC28J60 chips via ntruchsess' arduino_uip library.
+
 ### 1.7 released in Jan 2012
 
 - fixed Google Code issue [4](http://code.google.com/p/webduino/issues/detail?id=4) where expect fails with high-ASCII characters due to sign issues