Hey people. Right I am playing on Xbox live (on a 250gb Super Elite) via ethernet cable via my laptop (Windows Vista Home Premium) which is connected wirelessly to my router (Tompson SpeedTouch 585v6 with latest firmware) and I cannot chat to my friends or be involved in parties etc. Yet when I play there is no lag, bad connection or taking a long time to find other players and/or chat to them in game etc... Whenever I try to accept a friend's party invite and/or invite them I always get told "your connection is STRICT NAT" and that's the problem. So to anyone out there who could possibly help, how do you change your NAT from Strict to Open? Thanks everyone who replies.