There is a very complicated way to connect your dreamcast's modem to your computer via it's modem, and then run some software that converts your modem signals into broadband signals, that routes these signals through your computer's broadband internet.The problems with this method are many. For one, you still only get 56kbit/s maximum data transfer. Another problem is that the software is difficult to set up, and isn't compatible with any versions of windows past windows XP, even in windows 7&8's 'compatibility modes.' Another problem is that you have to have a modem in your dreamcast with a model number ending in A (it will look something like this number 670-14082A.

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That is my Dreamcast's modem's number). If you have a 360, you can just DL Quake 3 and play on a much more populated server.

But you want to play Q3 on a DC right? Because BBA will give you the fastest connection speed on a DC. There isn't too much info being passed from the console to the game server, but it's enough to tell the difference between phone line and ethernet. You can only play 2 games on BBA though, is it worth it?

PSO has a small community and Q3 games pop up from time to time. The community is usually trying to keep a weekly game of Q3 going. If you feel you aren't getting your money out of it, sell it back.Step 1: Buy a BBA and plug it in to the DC.Step 2: Load up a web browser disk. Type in a fake name and a fake phone number. Why?Because the BBA needs to read info from these fields in the console's flash memory.Step 3: Go to the Dreamcast Talk website, register on the forums. Post: 'Hello, I got my DC online and I wannna play QWAKE.

What IP address should I be at?' Step 4: Pop in the Q3 disk, go to internet options, let the connection fail, and type in the IP the forums told you to.Step 5: Meet interesting people who LOVE having the DC online still, and FRAG them.Then get into the Netopia Router set ups and try out some dial up games. The Maximum Pool server is done by hex editing a a VMU save. You need dial up to play it, so you'll have to do some testing to get the PC/DC server going. The server for Max Pool gets updated every once in a while, so the VMU save needs to be updated every once in a while. They should have the correct save file listed at Dreamcast Talk. PCWiz13 is a user over at DC Talk, he runs a weekly game night.

They rotate through all of the online DC games. The next time they do a Quake 3 game night, I'll hop on. Edit: spelling2 options:.

Make sure you have a phone line in your home with unlimited long distance and use a phone cable to connect your dreamcast's modem to a phone socket.Or. Go online and find a Broadband adapter so that you can use regular broadband on it. Be warned, these things are very rare and can go for $100 or more.In both circumstances you need a web browser disc to set up your connection settings, such as planet web. If your Dreamcast was made before October of 2000, you can simply go online and look for a browser's ROM/ISO file and burn it to a blank 700 MB CD-R using a program called disc juggler, or alcohol 120%. Most dollar stores will have blank CD Rs for cheap and they've always worked for me.

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If your system is newer, you'll have to go online and buy a legit disc.Everything I've mentioned can be looked up and tutorials are available on YouTube. There is also an option to share your connection with a PC, but it's very difficult and most of the instructions are very unclear.Hope this helps.

This method works for me, and it's comparatively easy if you are technologically inclined. It involves setting up a linux virtual machine and creating a dialup server. This works as long as Windows is compatible with the modem. You'll still only have dialup speeds but that's a hw limitation. Just be sure to read the guide VERY carefully. Different games will need different methods to bypass the original servers, but I got onto PSO no problem, haven't tried doing anything else with it though.