i have created my boot disk and set up my xbox to have the static IP of 192.168.100.10 but flashFXP gets a connection timeout error each time i try to FTP. can someone help me get the connection active?

can u ping ur xbox from a dos promt?

Ping 192.168.100.10

im using windows XP, so i opended dos(command prompt) and typed ping 192.168.100.10. it waited a few seconds before responding with "request timed out", follwed by "ping stats: 4 sent, 0 recieved, 4 lost, lost rate = %100"

Ok, how is your box connected? Direct with a crossover cable, thru a router of switch, etc.

Also is the ip of your pc definatly in the same range as the xbox?

i am using a router/switch system. modem into router; port one to computer, port two into xbox. my computer's IP is 211.31.8.10 and will change slightly everytime i switch my modem on/off (i havent/wont do that for a while now). do i have to change my evoX IP into 211.31.8.20 ?

The ip's need to be within the same range, otherwise it wont work cause it try's to look for a different network with othing on the end of it.

You can find a tutorial to networking the xbox HERE

thanks for the help man, if i need help ill bump this up

Try setting your console IP to something like 211.31.8.20....

i set my console to that, but it still gets the connection timeout error. can someone please reccommend an address because the 10-minute process of creating new startup disks is getting tiring

Try using dhcp instead of guessing.