Broadband adapter

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The Dreamcast Broadband Adapter (HIT-400 or HIT-401), often abbreviated BBA, is a 10/100mbit network adapter for the Dreamcast based on the Realtek 8139 chip and connects to the G2 bus. It was released in Japan and in the United States, but not in PAL regions, although some PAL game software does work with it.

The Broadband adapter is a somewhat rare peripheral, but is useful for playing networked games and linking to a computer for programming, debugging, and dumping GD-ROMs.

Tools

  • dcload-ip - A program made to transfer .cdi and .elf files over the BBA. Mostly intended for homebrew developement.
  • httpd-ack - Most highly recommended GD-ROM dumping software
  • BBRip v1.2 - Now-obsolete Windows-only GD-ROM dumping software for use with dcload-ip (use httpd-ack instead)


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