Can't access a class developed outside of native namespace

OK, I've looked at this much too long and am only breaking it further.  I have a class I generated outside of my solution namespace.  I've add its project to my solution, I've add the reference .dll for the class as well.  I cannot "get" to the methods or properties defined within the class.  They are declared public, not sure what to do.........:

Class code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;


//using System.Text.Encoding;

namespace Keithley2701ClassLib
{
    //class General
    //{
    //}

    public static class General
    {

        //
        // Version 1.1
        // EEB
        //
        public const Int16 port = 1394;

        public static System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient KI2701Client = new System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient();

        public static System.Net.Sockets.NetworkStream KI2701Stream;

        public static string KIstatus;

        public static bool connected = false;

        public static string ip = "192.168.254.54";

        public static byte[] KIByte;

        public static string KIData;

        public static bool front = false;

        private static bool dis = false;




        public static void send(string KIData)
        {
            KI2701Stream = KI2701Client.GetStream();
            KIData = (KIData + "\r");
            //  Add control reset to the command line
            KIByte = System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(KIData);
            //  Convert to byte
            KI2701Stream.Write(KIByte, 0, KIData.Length);
            //  Send data
        }

        public static void connect(string ip)
        {
            object zz;
            object z;
            try
            {
                KI2701Client.Connect(ip, port);
                KI2701Stream = KI2701Client.GetStream();
                if ((KI2701Stream.CanWrite && KI2701Stream.CanRead))
                {
                    connected = true;
                }
                else
                {
                    connected = false;
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                System.Net.Sockets.SocketException errnum = new System.Net.Sockets.SocketException();
                // .ErrorCode()
                string aa;
                switch (errnum.ErrorCode)
                {
                    case 10060:
                        MessageBox.Show("Could not connect to the 2701, please recheck your connections and network settings and try again ", "Time Out Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                        break;
                    case 10061:
                        MessageBox.Show("Could not open connection because instrument has an open connection to another application.  Close th" +
                             "e connected application or power cycle the instrument to close existing connection", "Connection Refused !", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                        MessageBox.Show(("Error has occured:  "
                              + (errnum.ErrorCode + ("  " + e.Message))), "Error has been detected !", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error);
                        break;
                }
            }
        }



        public static void disconnect()
        {
            if ((connected == true))
            {
                send("*rst");
                connected = false;
                KI2701Stream.Close();
                KI2701Client.Close();
                KI2701Client = null;
                dis = true;
            }
            connected = false;
        }

        public static void KI2701send(string data)
        {
            // Send data
            byte senddata;
        }

        public static void KIInput(ref string KIstatus)
        {
            send("SYST:FRSW?");
            KI2701Read(ref KIData);
            if ((KIData == "1"))
            {
                KIstatus = "Front";
            }
            else
            {
                KIstatus = "Rear";
            }
        }

        public static void KI2701Read(ref string KIdata)
        {
            //  Read network stream into byte buffer
            byte[] bytes = new byte[KI2701Client.ReceiveBufferSize];
            KI2701Stream.Read(bytes, 0, KI2701Client.ReceiveBufferSize);
            KIdata = System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes);
            //  Debug.WriteLine(KIdata)
        }
    }



}
 


<Snippets of calling form code>
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using Dart.PowerTCP.Sockets;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Data;
using System.Text;
using System.Configuration;
using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Threading;
using Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools;
using Dart.PowerTCP;

using global::Keithley2701ClassLib;



namespace Inhallation
{
    public partial class frmVoltmeter : Form
    {
        public frmVoltmeter()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        #region Windows Control stuff
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label11;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtStatus;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label12;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label13;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label14;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtStartTime;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtElapsedTime;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox4;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Label label15;
        private System.Windows.Forms.ComboBox cboPeakView;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnStop;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Button btnStartExposure;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer timerGap;
        //private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components;
        #endregion
        public byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];
        public byte[] HPbuffer = new byte[1024];
        public byte[] DAQbuffer = new byte[1024];
        public bool HPInit = true;
        public bool DAQInit = true;
        //private Dart.PowerTCP.Sockets.Tcp tcpValve;
        //private Dart.PowerTCP.Sockets.Tcp tcpHP;
        private bool ValveConnected = false;
        private bool HPConnected = false;
        private bool DAQConnected = false;
        public int prevValvepos = 0;
        private Dart.PowerTCP.Sockets.Tcp tcp2701;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txt2701;
        private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox txtDisplay1;
        // private Dart.PowerTCP.Sockets.Tcp tcpValve;
        //private Dart.PowerTCP.Sockets.Tcp tcp2701;
        //private Dart.PowerTCP.Sockets.Tcp tcpHP;
        private System.Windows.Forms.Timer timer2701;
        private Dart.PowerTCP.Sockets.Tcp tcp2701Reset;
        string strConn = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["DSN"];
        public ArrayList arChamberInfo = new ArrayList();
        public ArrayList arTimers = new ArrayList();

        private global::Keithley2701ClassLib.Class1 K2701 = new Class1();

   
        If I try to access anything under K2701, I get the standard options, not the exposed methods,  What's wrong?  Thanks!


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