Uploaded September 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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In this video we are going to connect an original WebTV set-top box to the internet with a 56k modem using a modified version of DreamPi. Everything you need is listed below.

WebTV Public Server ip: 71.244.121.234 this is the ip your going to use when you setup your pi to connect to a server.

Download:
DreamPi For WebTV v2 - turdinc.kicks-ass.net/LinkCount/click.php?id=DreamPi-For-WebTV-v2 I should clarify that i've only tested this with a pi 3b I have no idea if it will work on any other pi.

SD Card Formatter - sdcard.org/downloads/formatter

Win32 Disk Imager - sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager

Putty - putty.org

Modem I used:
Dell RD02-D400 56k (USB External)
others that are said to work:
ZOOM 3095 56k (USB External)
or just try your luck:
amazon.com/s?k=56K+USB+MODEM
google.com/search?q=56K%2BUSB%2BMODEM

WebTV Server Emulator - see here: turdinc.kicks-ass.net/Msntv/WebTV-EMU/index.html