Nope, you have to mod your xbox first before you get to see the xbox's IP. I've modded about 7 xboxs all together and only one has failed. The whole time I used splinter cell (very first, non-platinum hits) and an Action Replay Max. There are boatloads of tutorials at
www.se7ensins.com) but that site is off and on due to a new server. As well as
www.xbox-scene.com) . Or, if you have any questions, just ask me. Oh, and for the FTP program, FlashFXP it's a trial but it's a long trial, I've never run out yet :D.