ok i checked the IP address and indeed the addy on the player does not match the addy on the network.

I havent tried it yet but since the player give one the opportunity to enter an ip addy would doing so solve this issue?

EDIT:- as i read the FAQ's further it seems that one can only manually enter an IP address when connected to emplode via either serial or USB connections. With windows 7, if i remember correctly, one can only connect via an ethernet connection....if this is indeed the case how is it possible to manually enter an ip addy?