lol Yeah you need to keep a close record of your password just in case. For me, I have the page bookmarked & auto-login. I'm almost the only person who uses my comp.

Try the ip thing again. Read these 2 links very carefully! And think about the choice of no.'s. And make notes about the no.'s when they tell you to (write them down.)

http://www.portforward.com/efficient/5100-dhcp.htm

http://www.portforward.com/networkin...ic-xp-dhcp.htm

After you have set up a static address you are ready for port forwarding.