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Static IP can actually make the situation worse. Let someone that's actually been trained in networking help out! First off, if you are having network problems, the very best basic tip you can do is to reset all the settings on your network. Reset your routers settings to the original and more importantly, check the manufacturer of your routers, modems, and network adapters for firmware updates.
Second, if you are on a wireless network like me, it is extremely important that you SECURE YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK! Follow your routers instructions to add a network password to your wireless equipment, you'll be glad you did and you don't know how easy it is for someone to access your internet and mess it up when you leave it unsecure. If you are not using the wireless capabilities of your router, turn the wireless settings off.
Also, if you have been on Xbox Live for 3 to 5 years or more like I have and you are still having NAT problems after that, it may be time to upgrade your equipment! Any hardware, a computer ,cellphone, routers, and network adapters, they just naturally go bad after time. Hardware can only operate at top performance for so long before it just goes shot and some of the circuitry begins to go bad! Buy a brand new router. The best router I've ever bought so far is the following:
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-Linksys-WRT400N-Dual-Band-Wireles s-N-Router/dp/B001SEL36M
There are improved versions of this router now and you may want something different if you're not using wireless, but if you are, this router rocks. Use the default settings, put a password on the router, and you are all set.
I know alot of people like to freak with ports and settings on routers thinking it will fix the NAT. 9 out of 10 times it will not. Networks today are built for dummies with alot of automatic settings to best utilize your internet connections already. Changing the settings will usually just make it worse.
Want a true blue open NAT connection with no hassle? Keep up to date with your router, modem, and adapters. If you don't know what you're doing, hire someone like Geek Squad to set it up for you. Lastly, if you are wireless, now is a great time to switch over to the wireless N connection if you haven't, it's twice the speed!