well when I used the link in this topic about setting up a staitc IP, that was the first time I have ever messed around with something like that. Once I followed the guide and did everyuhtng it said, I entered the IP it told me to, and my comp could no longer connect to the interent after that. I immediatly changed it back to "automatic" and I could connect to the internet once again.

As for my games, I ahve the xbox live port forwarded, and so I can download things a lot faster form the marketplace now, but I still have a very hard time connecting and playing any game online. most of the time I will see only 4-6 games avaiable, and this is on the most played game on xbox live, Gears of War, and I can do this any day, and any time of the day and still get around 5 room avaible, so I know its not just me loggin on at a bad time of day.

Then there is the EA problem, of not being able to connect to any EA server, or EA made game EVER.