Xbox live on a mac

I tried to hook up my xbox with my mac. I use a verison dsl connection and I did all that the xbox requires to connect on its troubleshooter. It asks for my ip address which doesnt work but the automatic settings do. Then it asks me for my dns and I put in mine and that doesnt work along with the automatic settings. Does any1 know what I have done wrong? Can someone help me who has experience with hooking up xbox live to a mac?

You don't need boot camp or an emulator, just follow the guide on this website: http://www.slightlyremarkable.com/2006/04/xbox-live-via-mac
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