NetBSD Wii IP6 Webserver
9 hours ago
- #Retro Computing
- #IPv6
- #NetBSD
- This site runs on a Nintendo Wii home server with a 729 MHz PowerPC CPU and 64 MB RAM using NetBSD 10.1.
- IPv6 clients connect directly to the Wii, while IPv4 access is proxied through another server due to limited IPv4 address availability.
- Networking setup required switching to a TP-Link USB 3.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter with a Realtek 8153 chip after issues with an earlier adapter.
- NetBSD configuration includes static IPv6 address assignment, binary package installation, and web server setup with chroot and virtual hosting.
- A Gopher server (geomyidae) is also installed and configured to serve content from a custom directory.
- Future plans may include running a lightweight web application to demonstrate minimal hardware requirements for basic web services.