i did some toying around with the wifiesp code and i got this:
[WiFiEsp] Initializing ESP moduleEOUT >>>
[WiFiEsp] Initializing ESP module
AT
[WiFiEsp] Initializing ESP module
AT
AT
AT+RST
ATE0
AT+CWMODE=1
AT+CIPMUX=1
AT+CIPDINFO=1
AT+CWAUTOCONN=0
AT+CWDHCP=1,1
AT+GMR
[WiFiEsp] Initilization successful - 1.3.0
AT+CIPSTATUS
WiFi shield not present
kind of strange...