that is called DHCP reservation which is not the same as a static IP
address.

are there any firewalls on the Vista box? have you tried connecting
the xbox to the computer (bypassing the router) in order to
determine whether it IS a router problem?

On Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:58:01 -0800, Giuseppe
<Giuseppe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Ms. Bowman,
>
>Here is the output you requested:
>
>Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
>Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
>
>C:\Users\Giuseppe>ipconfig /all
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : joey
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : buffalo.rr.com
>
>Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : buffalo.rr.com
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-61-4D-D7-02
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.161(Preferred)
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, February 24, 2008 10:38:56 PM
> Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, April 02, 2144 5:07:29 AM
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.214
> DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.214
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.214
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 6:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : buffalo.rr.com
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : isatap.buffalo.rr.com
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::5efe:192.168.10.161%13(Preferred)
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.214
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
>Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 7:
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 02-00-54-55-4E-01
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
> Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::bd5f:deeb:2a0d:2822%9(Preferred)
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : ::
> NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Disabled
>
>C:\Users\Giuseppe>
>
>-------------------------------------------------------------
>As far as your question to me goes, I have static IPs set on my router. So,
>on my router config page, I enter the MAC address of each device using my
>network and assign it an IP address.
>
>When I configure the network on the devices themselves (Such as Internet
>Protocol TCP/IP Properties Window) I set that to automatic, as well as DHCP
>and DNS.
>
>Please let me know if you have any further questions
--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/