Cursed Silicons Wiki - User contributions [en]

Template:Port Forwarding

2026-09-06T00:38:44Z

CursedSilicon: Created page with "{| style="float:right; border:1px solid black; width:300px" |+ {{{name | '''{{PAGENAME}}'''}}} |- |colspan="2"| {{{image | }}} |- ! Status | {{{status | Unknown}}} |- ! Ports | {{{operator | Unknown}}} |- ! NAT traversal | {{{intendeduse | Unknown}}} |}"

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|+ {{{name | '''{{PAGENAME}}'''}}}
|-
|colspan="2"| {{{image | }}}
|-
! Status
| {{{status | Unknown}}}
|-
! Ports
| {{{operator | Unknown}}}
|-
! NAT traversal
| {{{intendeduse | Unknown}}}
|}

Template:Infobox top level domain

2026-09-04T17:42:44Z

CursedSilicon:

{| style="float:right; border:1px solid black; width:300px"
|+ {{{name | '''{{PAGENAME}}'''}}}
|-
|colspan="2"| {{{image | }}}
|-
! Status
| {{{status | Unknown}}}
|-
! Operator
| {{{operator | Unknown}}}
|-
! Intended use
| {{{intendeduse | Unknown}}}
|-
! Registration restrictions
| {{{restrictions | Unknown}}}
|-
! Registrar contact
| {{{website | nic.example}}}
|-
|}

.cghmn

2026-09-04T17:41:57Z

CursedSilicon:

{{Infobox top level domain
|status = Active
|operator = CGHMN Staff
|intendeduse = Administration
|restrictions = internal use
|website = [mailto:NOC@cghmn-mail.retro NOC@cghmn-mail.retro]
}}

'''.cghmn''' is a [[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]] ([[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net|CGHMN]]) [[top-level domain]] ([[Top-level domain|TLD]]). Created in the first group of TLDs alongside [[.retro]], it serves as a TLD for sites on CGHMN and is administered by the CGHMN staff.
[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]
[[Category:Top-level domains]]

Services people are running

2026-08-24T22:15:36Z

CursedSilicon:

This is a collection of "services" available on CGHMN. It's intended as a bootstrapping point until we get something to help with discovery.

'''Are you running anything you'd like people to know about?''' Please add it here, or email '''[mailto:jill@n8fq.retro PurpleJillybeans]''' and she'll add it for you.

'''NEW: Would you like to add a longform description/page about your service to the wiki?'''

Check out "[[:Category:Services on the Network|Services on the Network]]"

== Chat ==

=== AIM/ICQ ===
Service is provided by http://polylux.retro/ (running Open OSCAR Server). To use it, connect from within the network with a [[AIM Clients|client]] and register with your desired screen name or UIN.

=== IRC ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Hostname
!Port (non-TLS)
!TLS?
!Major channels
!Notes
|-
|irc.cghmn.retro
|6667
|no
|#cghmn, #cghmn-events
|Bridged onto the regular internet and Discord
|-
|irc.loganius.retro
|6667
|yes, at 6697
|#hangout
|Must register your nick with NickServ before you can start talking. You'll need working email for this.
|}

=== MSN Messenger ===
'''TODO (maybe ask to federate with NINA à la ChivaNet?) - CursedSilicon'''

=== Jabber/XMPP ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Hostname
!Port (non-TLS)
!TLS?
!Software
!Notes
|-
|start.mac
|5222
|no
|iChat Server
|Part of [[dotMac]]
|}

== Email ==
You can run your own mail server on a .retro domain. If you would prefer not to (or want a backup), there are some open mail services (separate from general "hosting").

=== [[dotMac]] Public Email Service (à la @mac.com emails) ===
Webmail: available - Supports Safari on OSX 10.4 (tested) and should work fine on most other browsers, as it's powered by SquirrelMail

HTTP: <nowiki>http://start.mac/webmail/</nowiki>

IMAP: start.mac

POP3: start.mac

SMTP: start.mac

Signup: Use your [[dotMac]] account. To get one, email [mailto:ch0ccyra1n@start.mac ch0ccyra1n@start.mac]

=== CGHMN Public Email Service (à la Hotmail/Yahoo/Gmail) ===
Webmail: available - Supports Internet Explorer 3 (in theory) as a minimum. IE5 on Win3.11 tested and verified working.

HTTP: http://cghmn-mail.retro

IMAP:: cghmn-mail.retro

POP3: cghmn-mail.retro

(both incoming and outgoing servers use the same address for POP/IMAP/SMTP)

'''NOTE: SSL is ''enabled'' but is not widely tested. Your mileage may vary. If you experience issues, just use insecure/plaintext modes for simplicity'''

How to sign up: http://cghmn-mail.retro/register/

=== Mailing Lists ===

Listservs are available at these sites:

* http://lists.n8fq.retro

== Game servers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!Hostname
!IP
!Game(s)
!OS
!Notes
|-
|Loganius
|loganius.retro
|100.68.9.71
|ClassiCube, Quake III & Halo PC
|Windows Server 2003 R2
|Must connect by IP for Halo.
|-
|[[User:CursedSilicon|CursedSilicon]]
|cursedsilicon.retro
|100.68.52.3
|Battle.Net
|Linux
|Just works! Plays Blizzard games up to Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne
|-
|[[User:CursedSilicon|CursedSilicon]]
|cursedsilicon.retro
|100.68.52.3
|Westwood Online
|Linux
|Just works! Plays Westwood games up to Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge
|-
|Serena
|wow.chivanet
|100.96.13.13
|World of Warcraft 3.3.5a (Wrath of the Lich King)
|Linux
|Message Serena for an account
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|qw.n8fq.retro
|100.68.39.30
|QuakeWorld 2.30
|Linux From Scratch 3.1
|Artifact-RJS mod with custom maps. Info at [http://www.n8fq.retro/quakeworld www.n8fq.retro/quakeworld]
|-
|Loganius
|mc.loganius.retro
|100.64.21.2
|ClassiCube
|Debian 13
|ViaProxy instance for the ClassiCube server, allowing modern clients to get in on the fun!
Don't worry, for retro/ClassiCube clients, ViaProxy will pass through the connection as is.
|-
|Loganius
|mc18.loganius.retro
|100.64.21.2
|Minecraft 1.8
|Debian 13
|The actual server is behind this Velocity instance. The reverse proxy runs the Via* suite, allowing all clients 1.7.2-26.2 to join, as well as Bedrock through the use of Geyser.
|-
|Loganius
|mc114.loganius.retro
|100.64.21.2
|Minecraft 1.14
|Debian 13
|See above.
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|graal.n8fq.retro
|100.68.39.23
|Graal Online 1.1.9/1.3
|Windows NT 4.0
|DNS override in place for [http://www.graalonline.com www.graalonline.com]
|}
'''NOTE: Some services are "patched" at DNS level. Other games (such as Halo) require connecting to a server via IP. Check the notes!'''

== Websites ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!IP/Hostname
!OS
!Server
!Brief Description
!Notes
|-
|Loganius
|http://loganius.retro
|Windows Server 2003 R2
|IIS 6.0
|Whatever I feel like putting there.
|Supports HTTPS.
|-
|Loganius
|http://askme.retro
|Windows Server 2003 R2
|IIS 6.0
|The AskMe Search Engine
|
|-
|[[User:CursedSilicon|CursedSilicon]]
|http://cursedsilicon.retro
|Linux
|nginx
|Basically a landing page for new users.
Also has an FTP with lots of useful files
|Also available at http://cghmn.cursedsilicon.net
|-
|[[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|http://start.mac
|Mac OSX Server 10.6
|OSX Server Webserver
|Homepage and web directory/services for primarily retro Macintosh computers
|See [[dotMac]]
|-
|[[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|http://ch0ccyra1n.mac
|Mac OSX Server 10.6
|OSX Server Weblogs
|Personal webpage for [[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|http://www.n8fq.retro
|Linux From Scratch 3.1
|Apache 1.3.26
|Public wiki, US/CA weather info, articles, web dev reference, HTML validator, Wikipedia and Stack Exchange mirrors
|
|-
|lily
|http://lily.retro
|
|
|Java Duke fan site
|And maybe vierus?
|-
|Harry404
|http://404.retro
|OS/2
|IBM Internet Connection Server
|
|
|-
|
|http://ca.cghmn
|
|
|CGHMN certificate authority
|SSL root cert downloads
|-
|talija
|http://www.coyote.retro
|
|
|
|NetBSD and FreeBSD Ports mailing lists
Icecast coming soon
|-
|GothPanda
|http://neato.retro
|Debian
|
|Neato! - a web directory
|
|-
|GothPanda
|http://northstar.retro
|Debian
|
|Hosting services
|Work in progress
|-
|bredo
|http://www.drgn.retro
|Debian
|nginx
|Random stuff
|
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|http://weather.retro
|Debian Trixie
|Apache
|Worldwide weather conditions and forecasts
|
|-
|CamoYoshi
|http://users.m3l.retro/~marcus/
|Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
|Apache 1.3.23
|Personal homepage!
|
|-
|Rosa
|http://rosa.retro
|Windows Server 2003 R2
|IIS 6.0
|Personal homepage and Quake 3 Servers
|
|-
|Alice
|http://alice.retro
|Windows Server 2008 R2
|IIS 7
|Personal homepage
|
|-
|Alice
|http://status.retro
|NetBSD 11
|Apache2
|Uptime monitoring & status pages
|
|-
|bry
|http://lithos.retro
|Debian
|nginx
|
|
|-
|abacas
|http://www.anachronet.retro
|
|
|Microblogging platform
|
|-
|Trapinch
|http://pinciroli.retro
|
|
|"Corporate" website
|Web hosting services available; use form on website
|-
|[[User:Roscoewah|Roscoe]]
|http://roscoe.wah
|Windows 2000 Advanced Server
|IIS 5.0
|Personal homepage!
|Misc files available at /files
|-
|[[User:Roscoewah|Roscoe]]
|http://nic.wah
|Windows 2000 Advanced Server
|IIS 5.0
|Domain registrar for the .wah TLD
|
|}

== Streaming Media ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!IP/Hostname
!OS
!Server
!Brief Description
!Notes
|-
|Loganius
|live.loganius.retro
|Windows Server 2003 R2 x64
|WMS 9
|My livestream VODs.
|<nowiki>Livestreams at [rtsp | mms]://live.loganius.retro/, or </nowiki>[http://live.loganius.retro:81/ http://live.loganius.retro/]
<nowiki>TV playlist at [rtsp | mms]://live.loganius.retro/tv, or </nowiki>[http://live.loganius.retro:81/tv http://live.loganius.retro/tv]
|-
|GothPanda
|northstar.retro
|
|Icecast
|[http://northstar.retro:8000/ WTST radio]
|'90s/'00s top 100
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|real.n8fq.retro
|Linux From Scratch 3.1
|RealNetworks Basic Server Plus 5.01
|Streams for RealPlayer 5/G2/7/8
|[http://www.n8fq.retro/real Channel list]
|-
|Clay
|www.clay.retro
|
|Icecast
|
|[http://www.clay.retro:8000/ Channel list]
|-
|Alice
|radio.alice.retro
|Windows Server 2008 R2
|Icecast
|
|[http://radio.alice.retro/ Channel list]
|}

== Gopher ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!IP/Hostname
!OS
!Server
!Brief Description
!Notes
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|gopher.n8fq.retro
|Linux From Scratch 3.1
|UMN gopherd 3.0r5
|Phlog, links (eventually)
|
|}

== Public DNS Servers ==

=== CGHMN Core Servers ===

* 100.64.11.1
* 100.64.12.2

=== M3L Internet Services, INC. ===

* 100.68.120.2 (BIND9)
* 100.68.120.3 (Windows Server 2000 DNS Server)

=== dotMac ===

* 100.68.11.184 (BIND9, supports [[OpenNIC Forwarding|OpenNIC]])

== Hosting ==

=== Theotherhost ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!OS
!Platform
!Admin UI requirements
!Languages
!Databases
!Services
|-
|Linux
|BlueOnyx
|IE 5 (tested on Win 2k)
|Perl 5.8.8, PHP 5.1.5
|MySQL 5.0.95
|FTP/Web/SMTP/IMAP/POP/DNS/Mailing lists
|}
'''How to sign up: message theothertom on IRC.'''

=== CGHMN Proxmox Hosting ===
CGHMN will offer Proxmox based hosting in future. Currently we are limited by hard disk capacity, but small servers can be uploaded and run. Ask [[User:CursedSilicon|CursedSilicon]] for details.

=== M3L Internet Services, INC. ===
Free personal webpage hosting with FTP, CGI-BIN, SSI, and MySQL.
{| class="wikitable"
!OS
!Platform
!Admin UI requirements
!Languages
!Databases
!Services
|-
|Linux
|Red Hat 7.3
|None (Unencrypted FTP)
|Perl 5.6.1, PHP 4.1.2
|MySQL 3.23.49
|FTP/Web/DNS
|}
'''How to sign up: message Discord user "camoyoshi" in the Cursed Silicon Discord, or email on the internet: me -at- m 3 l -d0t- net'''

=== Pinciroli Systems ===

http://pinciroli.retro

Use the form on the website to request an account.

== Other communications ==

=== theotherforum ===
There is a forum at [http://forum.theothertom.retro '''forum.theothertom.retro''']. This can be used to share projects/sites, as well as for general discussion. Currently, you need an email address to sign up.

=== CGHMN Forum ===
There's also a phpBB2x forum at [http://forum.cghmn.retro/ forum.cghmn.retro]. It's functionally the same as theotherforum except with much better up time. You will also need an email address to sign up here. All official communication (ie: announcements) will be mirrored on the forum for the convenience of non-Discord users.

=== N8FQ PhpWiki ===
This is a retro-compatible wiki that's open for anyone to edit with no account needed. Personal pages are welcome! http://wiki.n8fq.retro

=== Pastebin ===
http://wastebin.retro thanks Alyx!

=== Image hosting ===
[http://sha.retro ShaRetro] by PurpleJillybeans

=== Webrings ===
[http://webrings.n8fq.retro http://webrings.n8fq.retro]

=== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_(protocol) Finger] ===
The following members can be fingered for status info:
* jill@n8fq.retro

=== ED2K/eMule ===
* ed2k.pinciroli.retro:4661

== Search ==

=== Google Search Appliance ===
Available on '''[http://google.retro google.retro]'''

'''Submit domains for indexing to CursedSilicon. Crawling takes about 15 minutes'''

=== Pandia Search ===
Available on '''''[http://www.chivanet www.chivanet]''''' (no TLD but WWW is required!)

Has both a web and CGHMN version (automatically selected by detecting the domain from which the user visits)

'''Sites can be added via the Pandia UI'''

=== AskMe ===
Available on '''[http://askme.retro askme.retro]'''

'''Must submit pages for indexing'''

== Timeservers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!IP/Domain
!Protocols
!Location
!Notes
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|time.n8fq.retro
|NTP 4, daytime
|Michigan, US
|GPS (NMEA)
|+
|chromaryu
|aliceimagina.retro
|NTP 4
|Japan
|GPS+PPS
|}

DNS overrides are in place on time.windows.com and time.apple.com, round-robinning the above two servers.

== Proposed Services ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!Domain
!Category
!Description
!Notes
|-
|[[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|domains.mac
|Domain Registrar
|Registrar where retro mac enthusiasts can get their own .mac domain
|Will write with perl on the backend. Uses email-based verification for sessions.
|-
|[[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|gameson.mac
|Websites
|Site for reviewing Mac games, kinda like ''Inside Mac Games''
|
|-
|[[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|oldgrounds.mac
|Other communications
|Site for sharing Flash games, videos and such
|Will write with perl on the backend with either local account or optional .mac LDAP login. Will use Browser's Flash implementation. Modern browsers can use [https://ruffle.rs/ Ruffle].

(Maybe support Shockwave/Director and Java applets too? [[User:PurpleJillybeans|PurpleJillybeans]] ([[User talk:PurpleJillybeans|talk]]))
|}
[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]

CGHMN Graphics

2026-08-23T21:34:25Z

CursedSilicon:

[[File:88x31 button by Y2K.gif|thumb|88x31 button by Y2K]]
MMMM. BRANDING

Yeah so uh. CGHMN doesn't really have any "official" artwork per-se

I commissioned BalkanFur ages ago and they did a super fun logo. But that's about it.

To that end, this page is just sort of a "place to get graphics"

If you make something cool please upload it here so it can be used on the network <3
[[File:CGHMN_Logo.gif|thumb|CGHMN Logo]]

File:88x31 button by Y2K.gif

2026-08-23T21:34:18Z

CursedSilicon:

88x31 button by Y2K

CGHMN Graphics

2026-08-23T20:15:53Z

CursedSilicon: Created page with "MMMM. BRANDING Yeah so uh. CGHMN doesn't really have any "official" artwork per-se I commissioned BalkanFur ages ago and they did a super fun logo. But that's about it. To that end, this page is just sort of a "place to get graphics" If you make something cool please upload it here so it can be used on the network <3 CGHMN Logo"

MMMM. BRANDING

Yeah so uh. CGHMN doesn't really have any "official" artwork per-se

I commissioned BalkanFur ages ago and they did a super fun logo. But that's about it.

To that end, this page is just sort of a "place to get graphics"

If you make something cool please upload it here so it can be used on the network <3
[[File:CGHMN_Logo.gif|thumb|CGHMN Logo]]

File:CGHMN Logo.gif

2026-08-23T20:15:02Z

CursedSilicon:

CGHMN "Logo"

CGHMN 1.0

2026-08-19T03:51:02Z

CursedSilicon:

[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]
'''Ideally I wanna have this ready by April 24th 2026? Being able to do a talk and be like "by the way we just launched it go sign up" would be huge'''

== Tracking sheet for "what would we want in a general 1.0 release" ==

Let's break these down by user just to keep division of labor easy. This isn't a "we will do this" so much as a "request for comments"

=== CursedSilicon suggestions ===

We can trivially set up an OpenWRT build bot. But a custom splash screen that just asks for a users Wireguard+IP details would be fantastic for user onboarding. Need someone who can write Lua to do this though

=== ch0ccyra1n suggestions ===

* <s>We should ensure that there is a better way to do onboarding. Some sort of web form on the clearnet for signups (or signup requests) would be good to have.<big>'''['''</big></s><big>'''[https://signup.cghmn.org done]]'''</big>
* We should have adequate mirrors for common *nix software repositories for older systems internal to the network so that we can hermetically seal it for 1.0
* We should have more than just techies building things on the network, or at least sites that aren't about tech.

=== Sneps ToDo- and Wishlist: ===

* <s>Create an IP plan, removing the 172.23.0.0/16 subnet and planing ahead for distributed CGHMN entry nodes across the world</s>
* Storage Situation on the OVH Proxmox, either switch to thin provisioned VM disks or have a shared storage server with SMB and NFS?
* Proper backups of the CGHMN Proxmox box
* <s>Separate Wireguard tunnels for admin work/cote hosting and members, so that not everything breaks down for 15 seconds when new clients are added</s>
* Distributed network entry points across the world
* Blog for Updates and Changes on the CGHMN?
* <s>Forum?</s>
* Some form of ticket system or bug tracker via e-mail for reporting and organizing issues and member feature wishes?
* Move the GRETAP tunnels to the Wireguard server and add them to the API to be created and destroyed automatically
* Dynamic Routing of members across servers?
* Set up EU server
* Central maintenance tunnel into the PVEs
* <s>Image Builder for automatic OpenWRT images for select devices</s>
* Helper scripts to manage DNS delegations a bit easier, perhaps breaking the BIND zones down with includes?
* Use BIND for recursive resolving within the network to prevent oddities like EDNS with dnsmasq?

User:CursedSilicon

2026-08-17T21:52:37Z

CursedSilicon:

Oh. Apparently I have a page for myself as a user

If you need me for anything please reach out to my Mastodon

https://social.treehouse.systems/@CursedSilicon

CGHMN-Mail

2026-08-17T21:48:59Z

CursedSilicon:

When CGHMN first started attracting new users, it quickly became apparent that there would be a desire (if not outright need) for some baseline method of in-band communication

IE: There needed to be some way for users on the network to communicate with each other '''''while on the network'''''

The solution to this was '''''CGHMN-Mail'''''. An email service designed to vaguely mimic the functionality of sites like Hotmail or Yahoo.

Built atop a (largely) unmodified Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 system running in a Windows Server 2003 VM. CGHMN-Mail has become the "defacto" email server for a large chunk of the CGHMN network.

This server is specifically designed to be as easy to access as possible. Supporting POP3, IMAP, HTTP and Exchange (2003) services. Internet Explorer 3.0 and up compatibility is included to maximize web client compatibility.

Users can register for the mail server at '''http://cghmn-mail.retro/register''' and then log in with their client of choice.

For users interested in using mail clients such as Thunderbird or Outlook Express, the following settings can be used.

'''NOTE: IMAP is preferable to POP3 as it better integrates with using multiple email clients'''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ IMAP/POP3 settings
|-
! Setting !! Value
|-
| Incoming Mailserver || cghmn-mail.retro
|-
| Outgoing Mailserver || cghmn-mail.retro
|-
| Encryption || None
|-
| Authentication Method || Insecure (or NTLM)
|}

== Screenshots ==

<gallery>
File:CGHMN-Mail Homepage.png|CGHMN Mail web login page
File:CGHMN-Mail-Register.png|CGHMN Mail registration page
</gallery>

[[Category:Services on the Network]]

CGHMN-Mail

2026-08-17T21:47:41Z

CursedSilicon:

CGHMN-Mail

2026-08-17T21:43:33Z

CursedSilicon:

When CGHMN first started attracting new users, it quickly became apparent that there would be a desire (if not outright need) for some baseline method of in-band communication

IE: There needed to be some way for users on the network to communicate with each other '''''while on the network'''''

The solution to this was '''''CGHMN-Mail'''''. An email service designed to vaguely mimic the functionality of sites like Hotmail or Yahoo.

Built atop a (largely) unmodified Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 system running in a Windows Server 2003 VM. CGHMN-Mail has become the "defacto" email server for a large chunk of the CGHMN network.

This server is specifically designed to be as easy to access as possible. Supporting POP3, IMAP, HTTP and Exchange (2003) services. Internet Explorer 3.0 and up compatibility is included to maximize web client compatibility.

Users can register for the mail server at '''http://cghmn-mail.retro/register''' and then log in with their client of choice.

For users interested in using mail clients such as Thunderbird or Outlook Express, the following settings can be used.

'''NOTE: IMAP is preferable to POP3 as it better integrates with using multiple email clients'''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ IMAP/POP3 settings
|-
! Setting !! Value
|-
| Incoming Mailserver || cghmn-mail.retro
|-
| Outgoing Mailserver || cghmn-mail.retro
|-
| Encryption || None
|-
| Authentication Method || Insecure (or NTLM)
|}

[[File:CGHMN-Mail Homepage.png|thumb|CGHMN Mail web login page]]

[[File:CGHMN-Mail-Register.png|thumb|CGHMN Mail registration page]]

CGHMN-Mail

2026-08-17T21:42:53Z

CursedSilicon: Created page with "When CGHMN first started attracting new users, it quickly became apparent that there would be a desire (if not outright need) for some baseline method of in-band communication IE: There needed to be some way for users on the network to communicate with each other '''''while on the network''''' The solution to this was '''''CGHMN-Mail'''''. An email service designed to vaguely mimic the functionality of sites like Hotmail or Yahoo. Built atop a (largely) unmodified M..."

When CGHMN first started attracting new users, it quickly became apparent that there would be a desire (if not outright need) for some baseline method of in-band communication

IE: There needed to be some way for users on the network to communicate with each other '''''while on the network'''''

The solution to this was '''''CGHMN-Mail'''''. An email service designed to vaguely mimic the functionality of sites like Hotmail or Yahoo.

Built atop a (largely) unmodified Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 system running in a Windows Server 2003 VM. CGHMN-Mail has become the "defacto" email server for a large chunk of the CGHMN network.

This server is specifically designed to be as easy to access as possible. Supporting POP3, IMAP, HTTP and Exchange (2003) services. Internet Explorer 3.0 and up compatibility is included to maximize web client compatibility.

Users can register for the mail server at '''http://cghmn-mail.retro/register''' and then log in with their client of choice.

For users interested in using mail clients such as Thunderbird or Outlook Express, the following settings can be used.

'''NOTE: IMAP is preferable to POP3 as it better integrates with using multiple email clients'''

{| class="wikitable"
|+ IMAP/POP3 settings
|-
! Setting !! Value
|-
| Incoming Mailserver || cghmn-mail.retro
|-
| Outgoing Mailserver || cghmn-mail.retro
|-
| Encryption || None
|-
| Authentication Method || Insecure (or NTLM)
|}

[[File:CGHMN-Mail Homepage.png|thumb]]

[[File:CGHMN-Mail-Register.png|thumb]]

File:CGHMN-Mail-Register.png

2026-08-17T21:41:46Z

CursedSilicon:

CGHMN Mail Registration page

File:CGHMN-Mail Homepage.png

2026-08-17T21:36:11Z

CursedSilicon:

Web homepage for CGHMN-Mail

Category:Services on the Network

2026-08-17T21:29:52Z

CursedSilicon: Created page with "We have the "Services people are running" page but some services might benefit from being broken out with their own special pages. This is a category page for those kinds of services."

We have the "[[Services people are running]]" page but some services might benefit from being broken out with their own special pages. This is a category page for those kinds of services.

User:CursedSilicon

2026-08-17T21:26:24Z

CursedSilicon:

Oh. Apparently I have a page for myself as a user

If you need me for anything please reach out to my Mastodon

[https://social.restless.systems/@CursedSilicon https://social.treehouse.systems/@CursedSilicon]

.cghmn

2026-08-17T20:12:41Z

CursedSilicon:

'''.cghmn''' is a [[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]] ([[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net|CGHMN]]) [[top-level domain]] ([[Top-level domain|TLD]]). Created in the first group of TLDs alongside [[.retro]], it serves as a TLD for sites on CGHMN and is administered by the CGHMN staff.
[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]
[[Category:Top-level domains]]

.retro

2026-08-17T20:12:24Z

CursedSilicon:

'''.retro''' is a [[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]] ([[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net|CGHMN]]) [[top-level domain]] ([[Top-level domain|TLD]]). Created in the first group of TLDs alongside [[.cghmn]], it serves as a generic TLD for sites on CGHMN and is administered by the CGHMN staff
[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]
[[Category:Top-level domains]]

Services people are running

2026-08-12T22:49:04Z

CursedSilicon: RetroAIMServer is now Open OSCAR Server

This is a collection of "services" available on CGHMN. It's intended as a bootstrapping point until we get something to help with discovery.

'''Are you running anything you'd like people to know about?''' Please add it here, or email '''[mailto:jill@n8fq.retro PurpleJillybeans]''' and she'll add it for you.

== Chat ==

=== AIM/ICQ ===
Service is provided by http://polylux.retro/ (running Open OSCAR Server). To use it, connect from within the network with a [[AIM Clients|client]] and register with your desired screen name or UIN.

=== IRC ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Hostname
!Port (non-TLS)
!TLS?
!Major channels
!Notes
|-
|irc.cghmn.retro
|6667
|no
|#cghmn, #cghmn-events
|Bridged onto the regular internet and Discord
|-
|irc.loganius.retro
|6667
|yes, at 6697
|#hangout
|Must register your nick with NickServ before you can start talking. You'll need working email for this.
|}

=== MSN Messenger ===
'''TODO (maybe ask to federate with NINA à la ChivaNet?) - CursedSilicon'''

=== Jabber/XMPP ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Hostname
!Port (non-TLS)
!TLS?
!Software
!Notes
|-
|start.mac
|5222
|no
|iChat Server
|Part of [[dotMac]]
|}

== Email ==
You can run your own mail server on a .retro domain. If you would prefer not to (or want a backup), there are some open mail services (separate from general "hosting").

=== [[dotMac]] Public Email Service (à la @mac.com emails) ===
Webmail: available - Supports Safari on OSX 10.4 (tested) and should work fine on most other browsers, as it's powered by SquirrelMail

HTTP: <nowiki>http://start.mac/webmail/</nowiki>

IMAP: start.mac

POP3: start.mac

SMTP: start.mac

Signup: Use your [[dotMac]] account. To get one, email [mailto:ch0ccyra1n@start.mac ch0ccyra1n@start.mac]

=== CGHMN Public Email Service (à la Hotmail/Yahoo/Gmail) ===
Webmail: available - Supports Internet Explorer 3 (in theory) as a minimum. IE5 on Win3.11 tested and verified working.

HTTP: http://cghmn-mail.retro

IMAP:: cghmn-mail.retro

POP3: cghmn-mail.retro

(both incoming and outgoing servers use the same address for POP/IMAP/SMTP)

'''NOTE: SSL is ''enabled'' but is not widely tested. Your mileage may vary. If you experience issues, just use insecure/plaintext modes for simplicity'''

How to sign up: http://cghmn-mail.retro/register/

=== Mailing Lists ===

Listservs are available at these sites:

* http://lists.n8fq.retro

== Game servers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!Hostname
!IP
!Game(s)
!OS
!Notes
|-
|Loganius
|loganius.retro
|100.68.9.71
|ClassiCube & Halo PC
|Windows Server 2003 R2
|Must connect by IP for Halo.
|-
|[[User:CursedSilicon|CursedSilicon]]
|cursedsilicon.retro
|100.68.52.3
|Battle.Net
|Linux
|Just works! Plays Blizzard games up to Warcraft 3: Frozen Throne
|-
|[[User:CursedSilicon|CursedSilicon]]
|cursedsilicon.retro
|100.68.52.3
|Westwood Online
|Linux
|Just works! Plays Westwood games up to Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge
|-
|Serena
|wow.chivanet
|100.96.13.13
|World of Warcraft 3.3.5a (Wrath of the Lich King)
|Linux
|Message Serena for an account
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|qw.n8fq.retro
|100.68.39.30
|QuakeWorld 2.30
|Linux From Scratch 3.1
|Artifact-RJS mod with custom maps. Info at [http://www.n8fq.retro/quakeworld www.n8fq.retro/quakeworld]
|}
'''NOTE: Some services are "patched" at DNS level. Other games (such as Halo) require connecting to a server via IP. Check the notes!'''

== Websites ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!IP/Hostname
!OS
!Server
!Brief Description
!Notes
|-
|Loganius
|http://loganius.retro
|Windows Server 2003 R2
|IIS 6.0
|Whatever I feel like putting there.
|Supports HTTPS.
|-
|Loganius
|http://askme.retro
|Windows Server 2003 R2
|IIS 6.0
|The AskMe Search Engine
|
|-
|[[User:CursedSilicon|CursedSilicon]]
|http://cursedsilicon.retro
|Linux
|nginx
|Basically a landing page for new users.
Also has an FTP with lots of useful files
|Also available at http://cghmn.cursedsilicon.net
|-
|[[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|http://start.mac
|Mac OSX Server 10.6
|OSX Server Webserver
|Homepage and web directory/services for primarily retro Macintosh computers
|See [[dotMac]]
|-
|[[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|http://ch0ccyra1n.mac
|Mac OSX Server 10.6
|OSX Server Weblogs
|Personal webpage for [[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|http://www.n8fq.retro
|Linux From Scratch 3.1
|Apache 1.3.26
|Public wiki, US/CA weather info, articles, web dev reference, HTML validator, Wikipedia and Stack Exchange mirrors
|
|-
|lily
|http://lily.retro
|
|
|Java Duke fan site
|And maybe vierus?
|-
|Harry404
|http://404.retro
|OS/2
|IBM Internet Connection Server
|
|
|-
|
|http://ca.cghmn
|
|
|CGHMN certificate authority
|SSL root cert downloads
|-
|talija
|http://www.coyote.retro
|
|
|
|NetBSD and FreeBSD Ports mailing lists
Icecast coming soon
|-
|GothPanda
|http://neato.retro
|Debian
|
|Neato! - a web directory
|
|-
|GothPanda
|http://northstar.retro
|Debian
|
|Hosting services
|Work in progress
|-
|bredo
|http://www.drgn.retro
|Debian
|nginx
|Random stuff
|
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|http://weather.retro
|Debian Trixie
|Apache
|Worldwide weather conditions and forecasts
|
|-
|CamoYoshi
|http://users.m3l.retro/~marcus/
|Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3
|Apache 1.3.23
|Personal homepage!
|
|-
|Rosa
|http://rosa.retro
|Windows Server 2003 R2
|IIS 6.0
|Personal homepage and Quake 3 Servers
|
|-
|Alice
|http://alice.retro
|Windows Server 2008 R2
|IIS 7
|Personal homepage
|
|-
|Alice
|http://status.retro
|NetBSD 11
|Apache2
|Uptime monitoring & status pages
|
|-
|bry
|http://lithos.retro
|Debian
|nginx
|
|
|-
|abacas
|http://www.anachronet.retro
|
|
|Microblogging platform
|
|-
|Trapinch
|http://pinciroli.retro
|
|
|"Corporate" website
|Web hosting services available; use form on website
|-
|[[User:Roscoewah|Roscoe]]
|http://roscoe.wah
|Windows 2000 Advanced Server
|IIS 5.0
|Personal homepage!
|Misc files available at /files
|-
|[[User:Roscoewah|Roscoe]]
|http://nic.wah
|Windows 2000 Advanced Server
|IIS 5.0
|Domain registrar for the .wah TLD
|
|}

== Streaming Media ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!IP/Hostname
!OS
!Server
!Brief Description
!Notes
|-
|Loganius
|live.loganius.retro
|Windows Server 2003 R2 x64
|IIS 6.0
|My livestream VODs.
|<nowiki>Livestreams at [rtsp | mms]://live.loganius.retro/, or </nowiki>http://live.loganius.retro:81/
<nowiki>TV playlist at [rtsp | mms]://live.loganius.retro/tv, or </nowiki>http://live.loganius.retro:81/tv
|-
|GothPanda
|northstar.retro
|
|Icecast
|[http://northstar.retro:8000/ WTST radio]
|'90s/'00s top 100
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|real.n8fq.retro
|Linux From Scratch 3.1
|RealNetworks Basic Server Plus 5.01
|Streams for RealPlayer 5/G2/7/8
|[http://www.n8fq.retro/real Channel list]
|-
|Clay
|www.clay.retro
|
|Icecast
|
|[http://www.clay.retro:8000/ Channel list]
|-
|Alice
|radio.alice.retro
|Windows Server 2008 R2
|Icecast
|
|[http://radio.alice.retro/ Channel list]
|}

== Gopher ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!IP/Hostname
!OS
!Server
!Brief Description
!Notes
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|gopher.n8fq.retro
|Linux From Scratch 3.1
|UMN gopherd 3.0r5
|Phlog, links (eventually)
|
|}

== Public DNS Servers ==

=== CGHMN Core Servers ===

* 100.64.11.1
* 100.64.12.2

=== M3L Internet Services, INC. ===

* 100.68.120.2 (BIND9)
* 100.68.120.3 (Windows Server 2000 DNS Server)

=== dotMac ===

* 100.68.11.184 (BIND9, supports [[OpenNIC Forwarding|OpenNIC]])

== Hosting ==

=== Theotherhost ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!OS
!Platform
!Admin UI requirements
!Languages
!Databases
!Services
|-
|Linux
|BlueOnyx
|IE 5 (tested on Win 2k)
|Perl 5.8.8, PHP 5.1.5
|MySQL 5.0.95
|FTP/Web/SMTP/IMAP/POP/DNS/Mailing lists
|}
'''How to sign up: message theothertom on IRC.'''

=== CGHMN Proxmox Hosting ===
CGHMN will offer Proxmox based hosting in future. Currently we are limited by hard disk capacity, but small servers can be uploaded and run. Ask [[User:CursedSilicon|CursedSilicon]] for details.

=== M3L Internet Services, INC. ===
Free personal webpage hosting with FTP, CGI-BIN, SSI, and MySQL.
{| class="wikitable"
!OS
!Platform
!Admin UI requirements
!Languages
!Databases
!Services
|-
|Linux
|Red Hat 7.3
|None (Unencrypted FTP)
|Perl 5.6.1, PHP 4.1.2
|MySQL 3.23.49
|FTP/Web/DNS
|}
'''How to sign up: message Discord user "camoyoshi" in the Cursed Silicon Discord, or email on the internet: me -at- m 3 l -d0t- net'''

=== Pinciroli Systems ===

http://pinciroli.retro

Use the form on the website to request an account.

== Other communications ==

=== theotherforum ===
There is a forum at [http://forum.theothertom.retro '''forum.theothertom.retro''']. This can be used to share projects/sites, as well as for general discussion. Currently, you need an email address to sign up.

=== N8FQ PhpWiki ===
This is a retro-compatible wiki that's open for anyone to edit with no account needed. Personal pages are welcome! http://wiki.n8fq.retro

=== Pastebin ===
http://wastebin.retro thanks Alyx!

=== Image hosting ===
[http://sha.retro ShaRetro] by PurpleJillybeans

=== Webrings ===
[http://webrings.n8fq.retro http://webrings.n8fq.retro]

=== [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finger_(protocol) Finger] ===
The following members can be fingered for status info:
* jill@n8fq.retro

=== ED2K/eMule ===
* ed2k.pinciroli.retro:4661

== Search ==

=== Google Search Appliance ===
Available on '''[http://google.retro google.retro]'''

'''Submit domains for indexing to CursedSilicon. Crawling takes about 15 minutes'''

=== Pandia Search ===
Available on '''''[http://www.chivanet www.chivanet]''''' (no TLD but WWW is required!)

Has both a web and CGHMN version (automatically selected by detecting the domain from which the user visits)

'''Sites can be added via the Pandia UI'''

=== AskMe ===
Available on '''[http://askme.retro askme.retro]'''

'''Must submit pages for indexing'''

== Timeservers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!IP/Domain
!Protocols
!Notes
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|time.n8fq.retro
|NTP 4, daytime
|DNS overrides for time.windows.com, time.apple.com, and time.nist.gov
|}

== Proposed Services ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!User
!Domain
!Category
!Description
!Notes
|-
|[[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|domains.mac
|Domain Registrar
|Registrar where retro mac enthusiasts can get their own .mac domain
|Will write with perl on the backend. Uses email-based verification for sessions.
|-
|[[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|gameson.mac
|Websites
|Site for reviewing Mac games, kinda like ''Inside Mac Games''
|
|-
|[[User:Ch0ccyra1n|ch0ccyra1n]]
|oldgrounds.mac
|Other communications
|Site for sharing Flash games, videos and such
|Will write with perl on the backend with either local account or optional .mac LDAP login. Will use Browser's Flash implementation. Modern browsers can use [https://ruffle.rs/ Ruffle].

(Maybe support Shockwave/Director and Java applets too? [[User:PurpleJillybeans|PurpleJillybeans]] ([[User talk:PurpleJillybeans|talk]]))
|}
[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]

So you rebooted the Proxmox server

2026-08-09T10:19:16Z

CursedSilicon: Created page with "This is mostly a scratch pad for me when I inevitably reboot the Proxmox server again and something breaks terribly So, if I do that again. I need to remember - Server 2003 CANNOT power itself off gracefully and will hang Proxmox until it times out trying to shut it down gracefully - Exchange 2003 *will* fail to start both IMAP and POP3 after rebooting. So log in via Remote Desktop and re-start those after everything else is booted back up"

This is mostly a scratch pad for me when I inevitably reboot the Proxmox server again and something breaks terribly

So, if I do that again. I need to remember

- Server 2003 CANNOT power itself off gracefully and will hang Proxmox until it times out trying to shut it down gracefully

- Exchange 2003 *will* fail to start both IMAP and POP3 after rebooting. So log in via Remote Desktop and re-start those after everything else is booted back up

Old Computers

2026-06-15T02:58:35Z

CursedSilicon: Fixed some stuff

As the title suggests, and indeed why you're here. '''''I have a lot of old computers'''''

This page serves as an index catalog of them for easy reference.

<big>'''NOTE: This list is non-exhaustive as I'm constantly picking up new weird old tech'''</big>

=== Acer Inc ===
[[Acer EasyStore H340]]

=== Apple Computers Inc ===
[[Powermac G4]] "Mirror Drive Door" (MDD)

[[Powermac G5 Quad]]

[[PowerMac G5]] (Dual CPU)

[[Mac Mini G4]]

[[Xserve G4]]

[[Xserve G5]]
=== Cobalt Networks ===
[[Cobalt Qube]]

[[Cobalt RaQ|Cobalt RaQ4]]

=== Dell Computers ===
[[PowerEdge 2500]]

[[Dell XPS Pro200N|XPS Pro200N]]

[[Dimension XPS D266]]

=== Digital Equipment Corporation ===
[[DEC AlphaServer 2100|DEC AlphaServer 2100 4/275]]

=== Hewlett Packard ===
[[HP MediaSmart EX495]]

=== Silicon Graphics ===
[[SGI Octane]]

[[SGI Visual Workstation 320]]

=== Sun Microsystems ===
[[Netra X1]]

[[Netra T1]]

[[SunFire Enterprise 420R]]

[[Ultra 10 Workstation]]

[[Sun E450|Sun Enterprise E450]]

=== Whitebox/custom builds ===

[[Windows 98 PC|World's Fastest Windows 98 PC]]

[[Disc Ripper|Disc Ripper aka "Napster"]]

=== Miscellaneous (Anything not 'retro') ===
[[Framework 13]]

[[Main Desktop]]

[[Home Server]]

[[Hyve Zeus]]

[[Hyve Cygnus]]

[[Video Capture PC]]

Powermac G5 Quad

2026-06-15T02:57:37Z

CursedSilicon: CursedSilicon moved page Powermac G5 to Powermac G5 Quad without leaving a redirect: Fuck now I have TWO kinds of G5

Apple's G5 Powermac's are rather infamous, being Apple's "last gasp" of PowerPC. The PowerMac G5 '''''Quad''''' in particular is easily among Apple's most unloved and slapdash engineered products.

Due to me taking the suggestion of a friend far too literally (ilu Ben please don't hate me) I own '''''SIX''''' G5 Quads

'''Despite this only one of them is (as of December 2025) functional!'''

All Mac G5 Quads were made with "liquid cooling" loops, due to the thermal output of the CPU's at the time. (105 watts of heat in 2005 is a lot, though with what Intel puts out these days seems rather pedestrian!) '''''however calling it water cooling is incorrect.''''' It's actually radiator fluid! Specifically glycol.

The water cooling loops were designed and manufactured by American car maker GM Auto's engine radiator subsidiary. Your G5 Mac literally uses car parts to cool its CPU's! It's any wonder Apple ditched IBM.

It's possible (and desirable) to replace the entire cooling assembly, the 68KMLA forms calls it the "New Blood Mod" though I have not yet performed the repairs on my units due to cost.

Anyway. The one singular G5 Quad I have working is effectively a maxed out G5 Quad. The specifications are listed below

4x 2.5Ghz PPC64 G5 CPU's (2c/2t)

16GB DDR2-667 (or 800? I forget the max speed) RAM. In theory the chipset can support 32GB but nobody has managed to get one operating with that much memory.

Two 240GB SATA SSD's. '''Due to Apple's flaky SATA controller most drives won't work as negotiating SATA 3 speeds down to SATA 1 causes the controller to instead hang. You may want to find drives that have a SATA1 jumper option to prevent this!'''

ATi Radeon X9150 (Mac vBIOS flashed)

Unfortunately G5 Quads cannot run Tiger due to missing fan control drivers. If installed, the fans will eventually ramp to 100% as a failsafe mechanism.[[File:Mac G5 Quad (front).jpg|thumb|G5 Quad (Front)|none]]
[[File:Mac G5 Quad (rear).jpg|alt=G5 Quad (Rear)|none|thumb|G5 Quad (Rear)]]

Powermac G5 Quad

2026-06-15T02:57:06Z

CursedSilicon: oh I have six G5's now

Dimension XPS D266

2026-06-15T02:56:34Z

CursedSilicon:

As with the other Dell towers, this unit was another pickup from the University of Washington auction

Also similarly to the newer [[OptiPlex GX1|Optiplex GX1]] this unit also includes a proprietary power supply.

According to TheRetroWeb this unit could be outfitted with a 233/266/300/333Mhz Pentium II, making this 266 a "mid-range" model.

A correction from TheRetroWeb however is that this unit can accept '''''512MB''''' of total memory, not 384MB.

The CPU can also be upgraded to a maximum 533Mhz ''Mendocino'' Celeron. A Celeron is required as the Pentium 3 versions operate with the full 100Mhz FSB rather than the 66Mhz of the motherboard

'''Currently this machine is inoperable as of October 2025 (no longer POST's)'''

[[File:XPS D266 (front).jpg|thumb|alt=XPS D266 (front)|XPS D266 (front)]]
[[File:XPS D266 (rear).jpg|thumb|alt=XPS D266 (rear)|XPS D266 (rear)]]

Main Page

2026-06-15T02:54:16Z

CursedSilicon: Updated Mastodon URL

Welcome!

This is my little wiki where I keep various details about old computers and other various projects.

The main project that this wiki is known for at this time is '''''Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net''''' (CGHMN) and [[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net|can be viewed here]]

I also have a page of [[Old Computers|old computers]] if you're into that

If you...somehow stumbled across this page on accident however, perhaps you'd like to check out other places I'm more active!

'''[https://social.treehouse.systems/@CursedSilicon/ Mastodon]'''

'''[https://www.youtube.com/@CursedSilicon YouTube]'''

CGHMN-IP-Allocations

2026-06-15T02:52:52Z

CursedSilicon: Scrubbed some old data (172 range IP's no longer valid). Whole page needs overhaul tbh

=== IP Address Allocations in the CGHMN Network ===
This page documents any IP addresses that are allocated statically to routers, subnets and members.

=== Networks on the CGHMN side ===
This is a list of all networks active on the CGHMN server side.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Network Name
!VLAN
!Subnet
!Router IP
!Notes
|-
|Core Services
| -
|100.64.11.0/24
|100.64.1.1
| -
|-
|CGHMN VMs
| -
| 100.64.21.0/24
| 100.64.21.1
| -
|-
|Wireguard Members Tunnel
| -
|100.89.128.0/22
|100.89.128.0
|The .0 for the router is not a typo, on P2P links the network address can also be used for a host
|}

=== Members' Networks ===
CGHMN members receive a <code>/24</code> subnet in the <code>100.64.0.0/10</code> block of IPv4 addresses.

A list of CGHMN IP allocations can be found at https://signup.cghmn.org/stats/allocations

=== Member-Delegated (Sub-) Domains ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Member Name
!Domain
!Nameserver
!Nameserver IP
!Notes
|-
|Serena
|chivanet
|pandora.chivanet
|100.96.13.7
| -
|-
|Nicuuut
|goat
|sanemi.nicuuut.goat
|172.23.0.53
| -
|-
|Talija
|coyote.retro
|a.ns.coyote.retro
|100.96.2.53
| -
|-
|''Snep''
|''snep.retro''
|''ns1.snep.retro''
|N/A
| Currently offline
|-
|Lily
|lily.retro
|ns1.lily.retro
|100.96.6.250
| -
|-
|Loganius
|loganius.retro
|kirk.loganius.retro
|100.96.9.3
| -
|-
|theothertom
|theothertom.retro
|north-foreland.theothertom.retro
|100.96.7.12
| -
|-
|Spaztron64
|arcesia.retro
|ns.arcesia.retro
|100.96.17.105
| -
|-
|ch0ccyra1n
|oohay.retro
|ns1.oohay.retro
|100.96.11.197
| -
|-
|ch0ccyra1n
|mac
|ns1.oohay.retro
|100.96.11.197
| Pending Cursed Silicon setting up hardware
|-
|Harry
|404.retro
|ns.404.retro
|100.96.18.254
| -
|-
|GothPanda
|northstar.retro
|ns1.northstar.retro
|172.23.3.201
| -
|-
|Loganius
|askme.retro
|kirk.loganius.retro
|100.96.9.3
| -
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|n8fq.retro
|ns.n8fq.retro
|100.68.39.1
| -
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|sha.retro
|ns.n8fq.retro
|100.68.39.1
| -
|-
|PurpleJillybeans
|weather.retro
|ns.n8fq.retro
|100.68.39.1
| -
|-
|bredo
|drgn.retro
|yip.drgn.retro
|100.68.61.4
| -
|-
|YesterGearPC
|yg
|ns1.yg
|100.68.144.2
| -
|-
|CamoYoshi
|m3l.retro
|ns1.m3l.retro, ns2.m3l.retro
|100.68.120.2, 100.68.120.3
|
|}

=== Member Servers hosted on the CGHMN side ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Member Name
!VM/CT ID
!Server Name
!Server IP
!Notes
|-
|Snep
|10811
|srv01.snep.retro
|172.23.8.11
| -
|-
|Loganius
|103
|kira.loganius.retro
|100.64.21.4
|WMS Server
|-
|GothPanda
|104
|litwick.northstar.retro
|172.23.3.201
|also hosts tests.cghmn
|-
|Loganius
|104
|worf.loganius.retro
|100.64.21.3
|ILS Server (for MS NetMeeting)
|-
|Loganius
|12002
|elim.loganius.retro
|100.64.21.2
|Minecraft Reverse Proxy Server
|}
[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]

CGHMN Hosting

2026-06-15T02:46:35Z

CursedSilicon: Wording fixups

[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]
One of the headline features of the early web was users being able to host their own websites. This was typically accomplished through services such as Geocities, free webhosting from your ISP or other large organizations such as universities.

Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net's network design makes it fairly trivial for users of sufficient technical capacity to host their own sites and services. Indeed many users already do just that. Either running websites, game servers or other things that fit their interests.

This page acts to document the types of services offered by CGHMN and how users may access them.

__TOC__

=== Domain Registration ===
CGHMN in one of its many branching roles functions as a ''root DNS server''. What that means in a technical sense is outside the scope of this document. But for the end-user it means that if you want a website, we can handle gluing a domain name (such as "cursedsilicon.retro") to an IP address your service is running on.

CGHMN offers '''''.retro''''' as the "default" domain extension (TLD) for use on the network. This was chosen both to fit the scope of the project and to provide a domain that would not cause real-world DNS lookup issues. There is also '''''.cghmn''''' for services core to CGHMN itself. However these domains are rare as most infrastructure is run by members and staff of the project, rather than directly run by the network.

If you would like to get your own domain(s) for running services on CGHMN's network. '''You will need to email''' '''domains@cghmn-mail.retro''' '''from inside the CGHMN network'''. If you don't have an email address, you can register a free email account at '''<nowiki>http://cghmn-mail.retro/register</nowiki>''' and then email us.

In the email simply put a list of domain names and IP addresses you want the domains to correspond to. An example might look like
cursedsilicon.retro 100.96.52.3
runescape2.retro 100.96.52.7
classic.runescape.retro 100.96.52.5
This email inbox is monitored "semi-regularly" by the CGHMN Staff. Once we've read the email we'll make an effort to action the changes and email you with a reply letting you know. DNS '''''updates''''' may take a few hours to propagate. Particularly if you require changes after the domain is registered.

=== Bring Your Own TLD ===
One of the benefits of running our own "retro internet" service is that we're (largely) un-burdened by the constraints of the regular web. While "classic" domains such as .com, .net .org etc are reserved and '''''will never be wholesale delegated to a user''''' '''(specific domain overrides are excepted)'''. Custom TLD's are available for use if the user would like to have their own domain name extension.

This allows for a greater degree of user freedom and customization. Examples of custom TLD's include '''.mac''' for Mac specific services and functionality or '''.pizza''' for [https://www.pizzatelenterprises.com/ PizzaTel Enterprises]

The caveat to this is that custom TLD's are expected to be hosted and handled '''entirely by the TLD owner''''''.''' Our DNS server (BIND) will return your custom TLD's DNS server in requests. But the availability and domains running on it are expected to be handled by the user who owns the TLD. We do not promise (nor expect of the user) any reliability of these custom TLD's. We simply make the functionality available for use.

If you would like to request your own TLD. Please email dns@cghmn-mail.retro from inside the CGHMN network. If you don't have an email address, you can register a free email account at '''<nowiki>http://cghmn-mail.retro/register</nowiki>''' and then email us. We'll work with you to verify your DNS server compatibility with modern BIND (not all servers are compatible out of the box, such as Windows Server DNS) and integrate it with the CGHMN DNS network.

=== Server hosting ===
At this time we do not (currently) have the resources to host websites or other servers for members. There is a desire to eventually offer this as a "paid" service where members (likely via Patreon?) will gain access to a Proxmox server and IP block which they can spin up as many virtual servers as they desire up to a fixed quota of CPU/Memory/Hard disk. This service will be offered '''''at cost of physically hosting the server''''' in order to make it as cheap for users as possible

CGHMN DNS Information

2026-05-12T22:18:36Z

CursedSilicon: Typo fix

== About this page ==
This page exists to document information about the DNS of CGHMN, and some of the complexities that comes with a DNS infrastructure made of up varying platforms across decades of the protocol's evolution. See [[CGHMN-Demo-Network]] for detailed information about the underlying infrastructure

== DNS Configuration Guide ==

=== Getting Started ===

==== Pointing to the right DNS server ====
CGHMN has several DNS servers in use for differing purposes. '''The correct default DNS server you should be pointing at while getting started is 100.64.11.1 from the core network, or 100.89.128.0 from the Wireguard tunnel'''. This is the router, which then forwards the requests to the actual DNS.

==== What the different DNS servers are (or, is this thing on?) ====
CGHMN's DNS is configured such that there are three core servers that perform response modifications to allow the recreation of long defunct services, perform lookups, and act as the root name server for the network, which has two internal TLD (top level domain, like .com or .net) on it.

===== 100.64.11.11 - ns1.cghmn =====
This is the root name server for the .retro and .cghmn TLDs, as well as the 100.in-addr.arpa reverse lookup zone. This server exists to delegate domains to members of CGHMN, and serve as the name server for the internal network. This server is useful to perform a <code>dig</code> or <code>nslookup</code> against if you want to see if a subdomain has been delegated, for example:

<code>dig ns example.retro. @100.64.11.11</code>

or
nslookup

> server 100.64.11.11

> set type=ns

> example.retro.
This server does not perform lookups. It is currently running BIND.

===== <s>172.23.4.105</s> =====
<s>This is the recursive lookup server for the network. It is configured to recursively look up all requests for CGHMN domains, starting with ns1.cghmn, and then moving up based on delegations to member servers. Regular lookups still take place against real TLDs, if something needs to be pulled off the internet. This server is currently running BIND. This server is useful to use <code>dig</code> or <code>nslookup</code> against if you wish to see if your domain is resolving on the network after it has been delegated to you.</s>

<code><s>dig a test.example.retro. @172.23.4.105</s></code>

<s>or</s>
<s>nslookup

> server 172.23.4.105

> set type=a

> test.example.retro.</s>

===== <s>172.23.4.104 - legacydns.cghmhn</s> =====
<s>This is a dnsmasq server that is currently being used to perform modifications to DNS answers, by pulling from a list of servers that need to be faked in order to make old software, such as AIM, work correctly. This server overrides the DNS answer with these responses, so all relevant DNS records need to be added. The rationale for this is that instead of a user modifying their hosts file (which can be dozens of different DNS addresses long) we can simply return addresses that correspond within the network. Please ask if there is a service you would like added to the network that requires this kind of override. Otherwise, it just forwards the questions to the recursive lookup server 172.23.4.105. This server is useful to test against if you are having trouble connecting to a legacy service that utilizes hard coded DNS.</s>

<code><s>dig cname login.oscar.aol.com.</s></code>

<s>or</s>
<s>nslookup

> server 172.23.4.104

> set type=cname

> login.oscar.aol.com.</s>

===== 100.64.12.1 or 100.64.11.1 =====
This is the core router for the network, which also serves as a DNS forwarding. It forwards requests to .retro and .cghmn to ns1.cghmn, whilst resolving some legacy DNS overrides and custom DNS domains according to its local configuration. To get a list of domains for which this DNS resolver has overrides or local forwards configured, you can cURL/wget this URL: http://100.64.12.1:8080/dns-forward-domains.txt or if you're running dnsmasq as your resolver at home, directly include the configuration file available at http://100.64.12.1:8080/dns-forward-domains.dnsmasq.conf.

== Hosting Your Own DNS Name Server ==

=== About self-hosting ===
CGHMN can host member DNS zones on its nameserver, however it is welcome and even encouraged for them to explore setting up their own DNS name server for their subnet. This can be done with most DNS server software, provided they can be recursively looked up against by BIND. Please note that if you intend to run old Microsoft DNS, you will need to let us know that you are running it, as exceptions to the lookup procedure need to be added to the 172.23.4.105 server.

You will need to reach out to CGHMN and let us know you want to host your domain, and give us the domain, NS record, A record, and IP address of the DNS server.

=== What you need ===

==== A server ====
You will need a computer connected to CGHMN, running a DNS server software that is able to act as an authoritative name server. It will need to have UDP port 53 and TCP port 53 allowed in its firewall. You do not need a lot of power, but it should be fairly reliable as everything will depend on it to find your servers and services.

==== A SOA record ====
You will need a SOA (Start of Authority) record, this is the record that tells other DNS servers "I am in charge of this domain and here is the information about it". This record will need to be pointed to an NS (Name Server) record.

==== A NS record ====
You will need a NS record, this is the record that says "this is where you ask about this domain". This record should point at an A record.

==== An A record ====
You will need an A record, this is the record that maps the name of the DNS server to an IP address. This should be the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) of the DNS server, and the IP address it is listening to.

==== Summary ====
Your server will need to be configured as an authoritative name server. To do this, it must run a DNS name server software, which should have a zone containing an the SOA, which points at the NS, which points at the A.

== DNS Quirks ==

=== Windows DNS ===
Old Windows DNS servers will misbehave when BIND's recursive lookup server attempts to do a lookup against them, and will end in failure. The way around this is to disable edns lookups against this particular server in the BIND configuration. Bind is supposed to attempt again with edns disabled but it seems with Windows DNS specifically to fail.

=== DNS manipulation with multiple RR types ===
If a record is being looked up, and this record was once an A record, but still exists and is now a CNAME record, you will have an issue where the lookup will work with tools, but fail with actual lookups. This is because the CNAME record being returned from the real DNS server will take precedent over the fake A record. To resolve this issue, you have to fake both the CNAME and the A record.

== dnsmasq Synchronization Script ==
Since the CGHMN offers custom TLDs, keeping up with which domains are part of the CGHNM can become quite difficult. For this, @Snep built a small script (which is rather hacky, but works) that can be added on Linux systems which have dnsmasq running as their DNS resolver. It only needs <code>wget</code>, <code>grep</code> and <code>md5sum</code> (the BusyBox variants shipped with OpenWRT are fine). Download the following script to your router, for example into your root directory:
wget -O /root/update-dns-forwards.sh "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CGHMN/openwrt-scripts/refs/heads/main/dns/update-dns-forwards.sh"
Next, run it manually once to make sure the CGHMN DNS configuration file exists and the script runs through without issue:
/bin/sh /root/update-dns-forwards.sh
Then, you can include the newly created configuration file in your dnsmasq instance. For OpenWRT devices, nagivate to Network -> DHCP and DNS -> Forwards and add <code>/etc/cghmn-domains.dnsmasq.conf</code> in the "Additional servers file" field, then hit "Save & Apply". On other systems, append the following line to your <code>dnsmasq.conf</code> file:
conf-file=/etc/cghmn-domains.dnsmasq.conf
Finally, to have the list get updated automatically every 15 minutes, add the following to your crontab (e.g. <code>crontab -e</code> as root):
*/15 * * * * /bin/sh /root/update-dns-forwards.sh
[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]

Known Bugs

2026-04-22T22:55:08Z

CursedSilicon:

=== Just a scratchpad for "stuff that is known to not work and needs fixing" ===

===== PvPGN =====
PvPGN, the BattleNet emulator on the network seems to error out when StarCraft clients running Mac OS X (PowerPC) connect with game client 1.16.1

1.15.2 on Mac OS 9 works.

'''Unsure if x86 Mac is also broken?'''

Known Bugs

2026-04-22T22:53:23Z

CursedSilicon: /* Just a scratchpad for "stuff that is known to not work and needs fixing" */

=== Just a scratchpad for "stuff that is known to not work and needs fixing" ===

===== PvPGN =====
PvPGN, the BattleNet emulator on the network seems to error out when StarCraft clients running Mac OS X (PowerPC) connect with game client 1.16.1. 1.15.2 on Mac OS 9 works. Unsure if x86 Mac is also broken?

Known Bugs

2026-04-22T22:53:04Z

CursedSilicon: Created page with "== Just a scratchpad for "stuff that is known to not work and needs fixing" == ===== PvPGN ===== PvPGN, the BattleNet emulator on the network seems to error out when StarCraft clients running Mac OS X (PowerPC) connect with game client 1.16.1. 1.15.2 on Mac OS 9 works. Unsure if x86 Mac is also broken?"

== Just a scratchpad for "stuff that is known to not work and needs fixing" ==

===== PvPGN =====

PvPGN, the BattleNet emulator on the network seems to error out when StarCraft clients running Mac OS X (PowerPC) connect with game client 1.16.1. 1.15.2 on Mac OS 9 works. Unsure if x86 Mac is also broken?

AIM Clients

2026-01-20T23:32:58Z

CursedSilicon:

This is just a scratch page for me to send the Retro AIM Server project on supported 3rd party AIM clients I've tested

Windows testing is done on a Windows XP (32-bit) virtual machine with all updates applied

Mac testing is done on OS X 10.6.8 via Proxmox

Linux testing is done on Ubuntu 5.04 (32-bit) via Proxmox but may be augmented in future with different distros

'''All testing was performed on [[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net|CGHMN]] to simplify packet captures. IP addresses do not reflect the ones used by regular RAS clients but CGHMN is connected to ChivaNet/RAS'''

This test isn't likely to be 100% coverage because I'm not going to test *every build* of every client. But should give users a general direction for further testing

Submissions are also welcome. Please feel free to email me or send me a message on Mastodon

== TESTED WORKING ==

=== Windows ===
Regular AIM. Pretty much all of these up to 6.1 (at time of writing) are tested and working. 6.1 should work on everything from Windows 9x/NT 4.0 through to Windows 11

AIM 1.5 also works on Windows 3.11 with Win32s

=== Mac ===
Adium X 1.0.6 (x86) works! (PPC untested but presumed working)

Adium 1.3.10 (x86) works! (PPC untested but presumed working)

iChat 3.1.9 on OS X 10.4.11 (Tiger) PPC works!

iChat 5.0.3 on OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) x86 works!

iChat on OS X Leopard (PPC or x86 unspecified) works!

AIM 4.7 for OS 9 (PPC) works!

=== Linux ===
GAIM 1.1.4 (Ubuntu 5.04) works. Though users will show as offline to other client(s) for several minutes. [https://github.com/mk6i/retro-aim-server/issues/123#issuecomment-2933138905 Bug filed]

TiK 0.90 (Ubuntu 5.04) works! Though needs to be run as root for some reason?

== TESTED '''NOT''' WORKING ==

=== Windows ===
Miranda 0.10.80 - Queries '''slogin.oscar.aol.com''' (fixed) but fails to connect. No errors printed by the client. Client also corrupts its database file if exited and relaunched - [https://cursedsilicon.net/aim-packet-dumps/ Packet dump available here]

Instantbird - Originally a Pidgin plugin. Later became its own stand-alone client. Development halted in 2013(?). Siohaza tested and confirmed it works!

=== Mac ===
Adium 1.4.5 - Queries '''api.screenname.aol.com''' (fixed) and attempts to connect over HTTPS. Fails due to no SSL support currently - [https://cursedsilicon.net/aim-packet-dumps/ Packet dump available here]

AIM 2.1.302 - Queries '''clienturls.aol.com AND aoldiag.aol.com''' (fixed). Attempts to connect over HTTPS. Fails due to no SSL support currently - [https://cursedsilicon.net/aim-packet-dumps/ Packet dump available here]

AIM 2.2.439 - Queries '''kdc.uas.aol.com''' (fixed) Attempts to connect over HTTPS. Fails due to no SSL support currently - [https://cursedsilicon.net/aim-packet-dumps/ Packet dump available here]

=== Linux ===
Ayttm 0.4.6-26 - Fails to connect to '''toc.oscar.aol.com''' (fixed) then returns 400 bad request from Nginx(?) - [https://cursedsilicon.net/aim-packet-dumps/ Packet dump available here]

Centreicq 4.13.0 - I have no goddamn idea how to use this client. But it seems to do...something? then eventually just shows '''[aim] disconnected''' - [https://cursedsilicon.net/aim-packet-dumps/ Packet dump available here]

Kopete 0.10 - Attempts to connect but never completes. No errors reported from client - [https://cursedsilicon.net/aim-packet-dumps/ Packet dump available here]

naim 0.11.7.2 - '''Seems to connect to its own TOC server toc.n.ml.org (???)''' (fixed) but fails to connect. Client logging enabled but did not produce any log files - [https://cursedsilicon.net/aim-packet-dumps/ Packet dump available here]

=== AmigaOS/MorphOS ===
nAIM 0.11.8.3.1 for AmigaOS - Also connects to its own TOC server '''(toc.n.ml.org)''' (DNS patched already previously for testing) but fails to connect similar to Linux client. Client did not produce any log files. [https://cursedsilicon.net/aim-packet-dumps/ Packet dump available here]

AmiAIM 0.11 for AmigaOS. Fails to connect, invalid username/password error. [https://cursedsilicon.net/aim-packet-dumps/ Packet dump available here]

== UNTESTED ==

Adium X 0.89.1 - Fails to launch on OS X 10.6.8 (x86)

iChat v??? on OS X 10.7 (Lion) was the final client revision is currently untested as I cannot get it to successfully boot under Proxmox

Finch - Seems to be a plugin for Pidgin(?) to enable text mode chat instead of using a GUI?

Jitsi - Cannot find old versions. Application seems to be more geared toward SIP and video conferencing?

Messages - Beta version was released for OS X '''''10.7''''' which I can't run under Proxmox currently

Quiet Internet Pager - Seems like possible malware? Judging by the quality of its Wikipedia page. Final version also was for PDA's instead of Windows(???)

TNT - Probably works? Last updated in 2006 and claims to support the "TOC2 protocol" (OSCAR?). But it's an '''''Emacs''''' client. I don't know how to use Emacs, let alone add AIM to it

VSide. Looks like a weird...SecondLife knockoff? Development halted in 2018 but it was never a messaging client. Just had AIM support attached to it

Proxmox Notes

2026-01-14T23:05:18Z

CursedSilicon: Created page with "Proxmox! Everyone's...favourite? virtualization stack. Turns out it has some "fun" quirks when it comes to retro computing specifically. This Wiki page exists as a sort of mental scratchpad of things that I've <s>spent weeks of my finite existence fucking fighting with</s> '''''tripped over''''' so that other users (particularly of CGHMN) don't repeat my mistakes! == Windows == Windows is...mostly? pretty well behaved on Proxmox. Probably because of the sheer amoun..."

Proxmox! Everyone's...favourite? virtualization stack.

Turns out it has some "fun" quirks when it comes to retro computing specifically.

This Wiki page exists as a sort of mental scratchpad of things that I've <s>spent weeks of my finite existence fucking fighting with</s> '''''tripped over''''' so that other users (particularly of CGHMN) don't repeat my mistakes!

== Windows ==
Windows is...mostly? pretty well behaved on Proxmox. Probably because of the sheer amount of effort that's gone into QEMU and Proxmox in keeping it '''''working'''''. But there's still some gnawing issues that need to be kept in mind!

* Windows versions '''''older''''' than Server 2003 or XP have broken (or non-existent) SMP ACPI support. This means if you create a Windows NT VM (or Windows Server 2000) and provide it more than a single CPU core, the VM will consume 100% of all available CPU cycles on the server host endlessly. There are no patches or 'idle drivers' that can correct this behavior.
* Virtio '''''kind of''''' works? At least in Windows 2000 or newer. You will want to do a '''normal install''' using IDE + RTL 8139. Patch the system with every update available (hey have you checked out LegacyUpdate? it's pretty fuckin cool). Once that's done, download the Virtio drivers here. Add them to your VM (don't forget WinRAR!) and attach a virtio network card and hard drive to the VM. Once Windows has completed its driver install process. Shut down the VM, remove the "legacy" hardware and enjoy the enormous speed boost of native virtio support.
* DOS and friends don't really work that well. This includes Windows 9x. If you want to use a legacy system to prototype with just use WinXP in a Proxmox VM

== Mac(OS/X) ==
Yeah so uh Macs basically are unusable in Proxmox by design. Because Apple are shitasses and demand you use their special hardware. (Reportedly) if you install VMware ESXi (huuuurgh) '''''on''''' a Mac you can then run Mac VM guests so yeah good luck with that

== Linux ==
The biggest headache is by default Proxmox will give you a Realtek RTL8139'''''C''''' the C revision seemingly came late enough that Debian 2.2 "Potato" won't have drivers and thus won't automatically configure it during install

CGHMN Hosting

2025-12-07T23:55:22Z

CursedSilicon:

One of the headline features of the early web was users being able to host their own websites. This was typically accomplished through services such as Geocities, free webhosting from your ISP or other large organizations such as universities.

Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net's network design makes it fairly trivial for users of sufficient technical capacity to host their own sites and services. Indeed many users already do just that. Either running websites, game servers or other things that fit their interests.

This page acts to document the types of services offered by CGHMN and how users may access them.

__TOC__

=== Domain Registration ===
CGHMN in one of its many branching roles functions as a ''root DNS server''. What that means in a technical sense is outside the scope of this document. But for the end-user it means that if you want a website, we can handle gluing a domain name (such as "cursedsilicon.retro") to an IP address your service is running on.

CGHMN offers '''''.retro''''' as the "defacto" domain extension (TLD) for use on the network. This was chosen both to fit the scope of the project and to provide a domain that would not cause real-world DNS lookup issues. There is also '''''.cghmn''''' for services core to CGHMN itself. However these domains are rare as most infrastructure is run by members and staff of the project, rather than directly run by the network.

If you would like to get your own domain(s) for running services on CGHMN's network. You will need to email domains@cghmn-mail.retro from inside the CGHMN network. If you don't have an email address, you can register a free email account at <nowiki>http://cghmn-mail.retro/register</nowiki> and then email us.

In the email simply put a list of domain names and IP addresses you want the domains to correspond to. An example might look like
cursedsilicon.retro 100.96.52.3
runescape2.retro 100.96.52.7
classic.runescape.retro 100.96.52.5
This email inbox is monitored semi-regularly by the CGHMN Staff. Once we've read the email we'll make an effort to action the changes and email you with a reply letting you know. DNS '''''updates''''' may take a few hours to propagate. Particularly if you require changes after the domain is registered.

=== Bring Your Own TLD ===
One of the benefits of running our own "retro internet" service is that we're (largely) un-burdened by the constraints of the regular web. While "classic" domains such as .com, .net .org etc are reserved and '''''will not be delegated to a user'''''. Custom TLD's are available for use if the user would like to have their own domain name extension.

This allows for a greater degree of user freedom and customization. Examples of custom TLD's include ChivaNet who own the '''''chivanet''''' TLD. Typing www.chivanet will take you to their main website.

The caveat to this is that custom TLD's are expected to be hosted and handled '''entirely by the end user''''''.''' Our DNS server (BIND) will return your custom TLD's DNS server in requests. But the availability and domains running on it are expected to be handled by the user who owns the TLD. We do not promise (nor expect of the user) any reliability of these custom TLD's. We simply make the functionality available for use.

If you would like to request your own TLD. Please email dns@cghmn-mail.retro from inside the CGHMN network. If you don't have an email address, you can register a free email account at <nowiki>http://cghmn-mail.retro/register</nowiki> and then email us. We'll work with you to verify your DNS server compatibility with modern BIND (not all servers are compatible out of the box, such as Windows Server DNS) and integrate it with the CGHMN DNS network.

=== Server hosting ===
At this time we do not (currently) have the resources to host websites or other servers for members. There is a desire to eventually offer this as a "paid" service where members (likely via Patreon?) will gain access to a Proxmox server and IP block which they can spin up as many virtual servers as they desire up to a fixed quota of CPU/Memory/Hard disk. This service will be offered '''''at cost of physically hosting the server''''' in order to make it as cheap for users as possible

CGHMN Hosting

2025-12-07T23:53:13Z

CursedSilicon: Created page with "One of the headline features of the early web was users being able to host their own websites. This was typically accomplished through services such as Geocities, free webhosting from your ISP or other large organizations such as universities. Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net's network design makes it fairly trivial for users of sufficient technical capacity to host their own sites and services. Indeed many users already do just that. Either running websites, game servers..."

One of the headline features of the early web was users being able to host their own websites. This was typically accomplished through services such as Geocities, free webhosting from your ISP or other large organizations such as universities.

Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net's network design makes it fairly trivial for users of sufficient technical capacity to host their own sites and services. Indeed many users already do just that. Either running websites, game servers or other things that fit their interests.

This page acts to document the types of services offered by CGHMN and how users may access them.

=== Domain Registration ===
CGHMN in one of its many branching roles functions as a ''root DNS server''. What that means in a technical sense is outside the scope of this document. But for the end-user it means that if you want a website, we can handle gluing a domain name (such as "cursedsilicon.retro") to an IP address your service is running on.

CGHMN offers '''''.retro''''' as the "defacto" domain extension (TLD) for use on the network. This was chosen both to fit the scope of the project and to provide a domain that would not cause real-world DNS lookup issues. There is also '''''.cghmn''''' for services core to CGHMN itself. However these domains are rare as most infrastructure is run by members and staff of the project, rather than directly run by the network.

If you would like to get your own domain(s) for running services on CGHMN's network. You will need to email domains@cghmn-mail.retro from inside the CGHMN network. If you don't have an email address, you can register a free email account at <nowiki>http://cghmn-mail.retro/register</nowiki> and then email us.

In the email simply put a list of domain names and IP addresses you want the domains to correspond to. An example might look like
cursedsilicon.retro 100.96.52.3
runescape2.retro 100.96.52.7
classic.runescape.retro 100.96.52.5
This email inbox is monitored semi-regularly by the CGHMN Staff. Once we've read the email we'll make an effort to action the changes and email you with a reply letting you know. DNS '''''updates''''' may take a few hours to propagate. Particularly if you require changes after the domain is registered.

=== Bring Your Own TLD ===
One of the benefits of running our own "retro internet" service is that we're (largely) un-burdened by the constraints of the regular web. While "classic" domains such as .com, .net .org etc are reserved and '''''will not be delegated to a user'''''. Custom TLD's are available for use if the user would like to have their own domain name extension.

This allows for a greater degree of user freedom and customization. Examples of custom TLD's include ChivaNet who own the '''''chivanet''''' TLD. Typing www.chivanet will take you to their main website.

The caveat to this is that custom TLD's are expected to be hosted and handled '''entirely by the end user''''''.''' Our DNS server (BIND) will return your custom TLD's DNS server in requests. But the availability and domains running on it are expected to be handled by the user who owns the TLD. We do not promise (nor expect of the user) any reliability of these custom TLD's. We simply make the functionality available for use.

If you would like to request your own TLD. Please email dns@cghmn-mail.retro from inside the CGHMN network. If you don't have an email address, you can register a free email account at <nowiki>http://cghmn-mail.retro/register</nowiki> and then email us. We'll work with you to verify your DNS server compatibility with modern BIND (not all servers are compatible out of the box, such as Windows Server DNS) and integrate it with the CGHMN DNS network.

=== Server hosting ===
At this time we do not (currently) have the resources to host websites or other servers for members. There is a desire to eventually offer this as a "paid" service where members (likely via Patreon?) will gain access to a Proxmox server and IP block which they can spin up as many virtual servers as they desire up to a fixed quota of CPU/Memory/Hard disk. This service will be offered '''''at cost of physically hosting the server''''' in order to make it as cheap for users as possible

Main Page

2025-12-07T23:18:32Z

CursedSilicon:

Welcome!

This is my little wiki where I keep various details about old computers and other various projects.

The main project that this wiki is known for at this time is Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net (CGHMN) and [[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net|can be viewed here]]

I also have a page of [[Old Computers|old computers]] if you're into that

If you...somehow stumbled across this page on accident however, perhaps you'd like to check out other places I'm more active!

'''[https://social.restless.systems/@CursedSilicon/ Mastodon]'''

'''[https://www.youtube.com/@CursedSilicon YouTube]'''

Sun E450

2025-12-03T21:23:26Z

CursedSilicon: Created page with "An absolute beast of a machine purchased at Re-PC in March of 2025. This unit contains many of the same hardware features as the 4U Sun 420R Blaze It but in a mini fridge sized design able to hold up to 20(!) SCSI hard disks. Getting this unit to working order again is likely an eventual project for [https://DMA.space DMA]"

An absolute beast of a machine purchased at Re-PC in March of 2025. This unit contains many of the same hardware features as the 4U [[SunFire Enterprise 420R|Sun 420R Blaze It]] but in a mini fridge sized design able to hold up to 20(!) SCSI hard disks.

Getting this unit to working order again is likely an eventual project for [https://DMA.space DMA]

Old Computers

2025-12-03T21:21:29Z

CursedSilicon:

As the title suggests, and indeed why you're here. '''''I have a lot of old computers'''''

This page serves as an index catalog of them for easy reference.

<big>'''NOTE: This list is non-exhaustive as I'm constantly picking up new weird old tech'''</big>

=== Acer Inc ===
[[Acer EasyStore H340]]

=== Apple Computers Inc ===
[[Powermac G4]] "Mirror Drive Door" (MDD)

[[Powermac G5]] Quad

[[Mac Mini G4]]

[[Xserve G4]]

[[Xserve G5]]
=== Cobalt Networks ===
[[Cobalt Qube]]

[[Cobalt RaQ|Cobalt RaQ4]]

=== Dell Computers ===
[[PowerEdge 2500]]

[[Dell XPS Pro200N|XPS Pro200N]]

[[Dimension XPS D266]]

=== Digital Equipment Corporation ===
[[DEC AlphaServer 2100|DEC AlphaServer 2100 4/275]]

=== Hewlett Packard ===
[[HP MediaSmart EX495]]

=== Silicon Graphics ===
[[SGI Octane]]

[[SGI Visual Workstation 320]]

=== Sun Microsystems ===
[[Netra X1]]

[[Netra T1]]

[[SunFire Enterprise 420R]]

[[Ultra 10 Workstation]]

[[Sun E450|Sun Enterprise E450]]

=== Whitebox/custom builds ===

[[Windows 98 PC|World's Fastest Windows 98 PC]]

[[Disc Ripper|Disc Ripper aka "Napster"]]

=== Miscellaneous (Anything not 'retro') ===
[[Framework 13]]

[[Main Desktop]]

[[Home Server]]

[[Hyve Zeus]]

[[Hyve Cygnus]]

[[Video Capture PC]]

Hyve Zeus

2025-12-03T21:20:44Z

CursedSilicon:

The Hyve "Zeus" is a server made for Facebook before their "Open Compute Project". As a result there's about a bajillion of these things floating around on eBay these days

Hyve Zeus units feature a Super Micro X9DRD-iF motherboard with all PCI-E slots except for one removed

They are usually equipped with some variation of low-end Intel Xeons with passively cooled heatsinks attached

The unit I (unfortunately) upgraded with two top-end Xeon 2697v2's and 128GB of DDR3 ECC memory. As a result the unit now contains two Delta R25 7K RPM fans. The resulting noise of this server renders it virtually unusable in areas with people present

'''Devhack (defunct hackerspace) previously had possession of the server until it was retired after hardware failure. The server was scrapped for parts and the remains were given to an unknown member of that hackerspace'''

SunFire Enterprise 420R

2025-12-03T21:19:32Z

CursedSilicon:

The second largest Sun in my collection. The '''''Sunfire Enterprise 420R Blaze It''''' is an 80+ pound beast of metal and loud

Currently it is likely to be cannibalized for parts for the larger [[Sun E450]]

[[File:Sunfire 420R (Front).jpg|alt=Sunfire 420R (Front)|none|thumb|Sunfire 420R (Front)]]
[[File:Sunfire 420R (Back).jpg|alt=Sunfire 420R (Rear)|none|thumb|Sunfire 420R (Rear)]]

Dimension XPS D266

2025-12-03T21:17:28Z

CursedSilicon:

As with the other Dell towers, this unit was another pickup from the University of Washington auction

Also similarly to the newer [[OptiPlex GX1|Optiplex GX1]] this unit also includes a proprietary power supply.

According to TheRetroWeb this unit could be outfitted with a 233/266/300/333Mhz Pentium II, making this 266 a "mid-range" model.

A correction from TheRetroWeb however is that this unit can accept '''''512MB''''' of total memory, not 384MB.

The CPU can also be upgraded to a maximum 533Mhz ''Mendocino'' Celeron. A Celeron is required as the Pentium 3 versions operate with the full 100Mhz FSB rather than the 66Mhz of the motherboard

[[File:XPS D266 (front).jpg|thumb|alt=XPS D266 (front)|XPS D266 (front)]]
[[File:XPS D266 (rear).jpg|thumb|alt=XPS D266 (rear)|XPS D266 (rear)]]

Xserve G5

2025-12-03T21:15:02Z

CursedSilicon:

Unlike it's little brother the [[Xserve G4]] the Xserve G5 is a significant step up in capability and usefulness.

The unit I own is the fastest Xserve G5 model sold. The 2.3Ghz "Dual Processor" G5.

Unlike its "cheese grater sibling" the [[Powermac G5|G5 Quad]] the DP Xserve is based on the older G5 lineage, featuring '''''PCI-X''''' rather than PCI-E slots. This significantly reduces its expandability as 64-bit PCI-X slots are limited to approximately 266MB/s of bandwidth, versus the 4GB/s of a PCI-E 1.0 16x slot in the G5 Quad.

This limitation means we're stuck with only gigabit ethernet rather than the 10G of the Quad. We also only get two PCI-X slots in total instead of three. Of which at least one requires a video card to be installed to operate the unit (unless remote administration tools are installed)

Another limitation and correction from the EveryMac Wiki. Early Xserve G5's could only take 8GB of RAM (via 8 1GB DIMM's). Later models such as this can '''''only''''' accept 16GB via 8x2GB sticks of '''ECC only''' unbuffered and non-load-reduced DIMM's. '''Which are exceptionally hard to find'''

'''At present the G5 is paired with a 120GB SATA disk with OS X 10.5.9 "Sorbet" Leopard. However at time of writing the machine is currently unused, pending decisions about what tasks to run on it'''

[[File:Xserve G5 (Front).jpg|alt=Xserve G5 (Front)|none|thumb|Xserve G5 (Front)]]
[[File:Xserve G5 (Rear).jpg|alt=Xserve G5 (Rear)|none|thumb|Xserve G5 (Rear)]]

Powermac G5 Quad

2025-12-03T21:12:26Z

CursedSilicon:

Apple's G5 Powermac's are rather infamous, being Apple's "last gasp" of PowerPC. The PowerMac G5 '''''Quad''''' in particular is easily among Apple's most unloved and slapdash engineered products.

Due to me taking the suggestion of a friend far too literally (ilu Ben please don't hate me) I own '''''FOUR''''' (soon five!) G5 Quads

'''Despite this only one of them is (as of December 2025) functional!'''

All Mac G5 Quads were made with "liquid cooling" loops, due to the thermal output of the CPU's at the time. (105 watts of heat in 2005 is a lot, though with what Intel puts out these days seems rather pedestrian!) '''''however calling it water cooling is incorrect.''''' It's actually radiator fluid! Specifically glycol.

The water cooling loops were designed and manufactured by American car maker GM Auto's engine radiator subsidiary. Your G5 Mac literally uses car parts to cool its CPU's! It's any wonder Apple ditched IBM.

It's possible (and desirable) to replace the entire cooling assembly, the 68KMLA forms calls it the "New Blood Mod" though I have not yet performed the repairs on my units due to cost.

Anyway. The one singular G5 Quad I have working is effectively a maxed out G5 Quad. The specifications are listed below

4x 2.5Ghz PPC64 G5 CPU's (2c/2t)

16GB DDR2-667 (or 800? I forget the max speed) RAM. In theory the chipset can support 32GB but nobody has managed to get one operating with that much memory.

Two 240GB SATA SSD's. '''Due to Apple's flaky SATA controller most drives won't work as negotiating SATA 3 speeds down to SATA 1 causes the controller to instead hang. You may want to find drives that have a SATA1 jumper option to prevent this!'''

ATi Radeon X9150 (Mac vBIOS flashed)

Unfortunately G5 Quads cannot run Tiger due to missing fan control drivers. If installed, the fans will eventually ramp to 100% as a failsafe mechanism.[[File:Mac G5 Quad (front).jpg|thumb|G5 Quad (Front)|none]]
[[File:Mac G5 Quad (rear).jpg|alt=G5 Quad (Rear)|none|thumb|G5 Quad (Rear)]]

CGHMN 1.0

2025-11-17T05:48:01Z

CursedSilicon: Release date

Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net

2025-11-08T05:52:08Z

CursedSilicon: Changed Open Beta URL to point to signup page

[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]
=== Preamble ===
Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net (hereby shortened to '''''CGHMN''''' for easier reference) originally started as me making good on a promise to use a Cisco AS5300 I acquired years ago to make a Dial-Up internet provider. Over time while working on the project and watching other YouTubers work on their own ISP projects it became clear that many of them are happy to set up the hardware, there was very little interest (or ability) to make it usable to other folks, or to have anything fun or useful to "do" with it (beyond the novelty of browsing a few vintage websites such as FrogFinder)

CGHMN (its name [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9STeegpxSb0 borrowing from a Simpsons joke, naturally]) is another one of my "biting off far more than I can possibly chew" projects. Intended to be an intersection point between art, shitpost, rejection of "internet modernity", refuge for the nostalgic and a communal home for projects of a specifically retro computing bent.

CGHMN is currently in '''''[https://signup.cghmn.org/ Open Beta]'''''. Users can sign up and join the network along with their devices. While the network is totally solid, we need a large enough userbase to make it interesting for users to contribute! A bit of a chicken-and-egg problem. But hopefully one we can overcome.

An eventual goal is to provide "open" access to an era of the web that has been not so much "lost" as ''obliterated'' by capitalism. A space that can mimic "the vibe" of the late 1990's internet through faithful reconstruction or mimicry of the hardware and software stacks that powered it.

Mechanisms will be implemented to discourage (but not outright prevent) "modern systems" from accessing the network where possible, both for the security of users on the network and to try and further the "vibe" of using period-accurate hardware and software. Using IRC and playing StarCraft on Windows 11 simply isn't as "''fun''" for us!
=== So what's this all about? ===

CGHMN is a collaborative project aimed to create a late 1990's/early 2000's compatible "internet" for retro computing enthusiasts and their machines to connect to each other

=== Okay so how do I connect to it ===

You can sign up '''[[Signup|right now]]!''' to "beta test" the network

=== How fast is it? ===

Total internal network capacity is '''''500Mbps''''' (symmetric). This is mainly due to the limitations of the OVH server being rented. This speed may be raised or lowered depending on future federation with other members.

'''''Your''''' speed will likely depend on factors such as how fast your device can run Wireguard and your internet connection

=== Is this safe to use? I thought connecting old PC's to the internet was a bad idea! ===

Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net is not accessible by the wider internet and is specifically designed to be a ''hermetically sealed'' network. Users can only connect via the above methods '''and can only communicate with other devices on the network'''. Users that violate the Terms of Service or attempt to abuse the network (or other members) will have their access '''permanently removed'''. With that said the usual rules about not downloading suspicious files and other "internet hygiene" rules still apply. While we don't expect bad actors to be a problem, please ensure that any files contributed to the network are scanned for malware first! [https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload VirusTotal] provides free scanning services for this.

=== How can I help? ===

A lot of folks have offered to donate server hosting which is wonderful. Though not (yet!) required. The two biggest things we need are

'''Donations to buy infrastructure''' (Particularly hard disks!) there's an Amazon Wishlist here that will get updated over time. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1W3S0E9IN7ZB7?ref_=wl_share

'''Volunteers who want to set up services'''. Want to come build a website? Run an old game server? Have some weird retro hardware you want to attach to the network? Please, reach out!

Signup

2025-11-06T03:46:41Z

CursedSilicon: A lot of this was duplicated on the "How to get connected" page so

[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]
Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net is now in '''''OPEN BETA!''''' That means if you're reading this, you've either [https://signup.cghmn.org/ found our signup page], been sent an email, or just stumbled across this page on the Wiki.

Either way, welcome!

If you would like to sign up for CGHMN, please [https://signup.cghmn.org/ follow the signup page instructions]

Once that's done, you can go here to [[How to Get Connected|get connected]]. The page has numerous different resources for different types of devices, as well as a quick-start guide for OpenWRT based devices.

Happy retro computing!

CGHMN 1.0

2025-10-28T23:53:24Z

CursedSilicon:

[[Category:Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net]]
== Tracking sheet for "what would we want in a general 1.0 release" ==

Let's break these down by user just to keep division of labor easy. This isn't a "we will do this" so much as a "request for comments"

=== CursedSilicon suggestions ===

We can trivially set up an OpenWRT build bot. But a custom splash screen that just asks for a users Wireguard+IP details would be fantastic for user onboarding. Need someone who can write Lua to do this though

=== ch0ccyra1n suggestions ===
<s>We should ensure that there is a better way to do onboarding. Some sort of web form on the clearnet for signups (or signup requests) would be good to have.<big>'''['''</big></s><big>'''[https://signup.cghmn.org done]]'''</big>

CGHMN NAT and Firewalls

2025-10-26T23:36:29Z

CursedSilicon:

=== A brief history on how the internet worked in the 1990's ===

[[Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net|Compu-Global-Hyper-Mega-Net (CGHMN)]] exists in a difficult kind of space. We aim to emulate "the old web". A time of roughly "1995 to around 2005 or so". A sort of nebulous "Before Web 2.0 took off" kind of period. Though, really we support anything that speaks ethernet and (usually) TCP/IP. We've had devices as old as a DOS 286 PC clone connected successfully. Most users trend toward Windows XP as their platform of choice due to its relative flexibility and widespread hardware and software support

Unfortunately for all of us we live at the "[[wikipedia:End_of_history|end of history]]". In 1995 the "World Wide Web" was in its infancy in such a way that every single year brought quantum technological leaps over the previous year. By the end of the millennium we'd gone from rudimentary analog Dial-Up services to ''Wireless Networking'' being accessible to consumers (Apple's AirPort routers alone showed up in 1999)

However on a technical level this began to create severe issues. The internet as it was originally designed assumed simple "end-to-end" connectivity. Every computer on the internet could (more or less) talk to another computer without exception.

<big>'''This created two major problems:'''</big>

The first one was IP exhaustion. Even by the 1990's there was an understanding that there simply wouldn't be enough IP addresses for everyone on the internet. This needed to be fixed, and fast! This lead to IPv6 as an evolutionary upgrade (a problem the internet still struggles to even deploy in 2025, despite being ratified in 1998)

The second, and much more obvious problem was security. By the year 2000 it was obviously apparent that every machine being able to talk to every other machine on Earth was a problem. Particularly when the dominant operating system these machines ran was what could be charitably described as..."not great" in terms of security. In the 2000's this would only escalate as the "[[wikipedia:ILOVEYOU|ILOVEYOU]]" worm gave way to some of Windows XP's greatest hits, [[wikipedia:Blaster_(computer_worm)|Blaster]], [[wikipedia:Sasser_(computer_worm)|Sasser]], [[wikipedia:Mydoom|Mydoom]], [[wikipedia:Nimda|Nimda]] and [[wikipedia:Conficker|Conficker]]. Among others.

A remedy proposed in the 1990's to the issue of IP exhaustion was "Network Address Translation" or "NAT". In layman terms this allows a bunch of computers to all sit behind a single IP address using a device such as a router. This technology is so ubiquitous that even in 2025 at time of writing it's still the defacto standard for home and business computers and other devices to access the modern internet.

'''''However,''''' this technology came at a cost. The internet as most folks imagine (or remember it) was originally built on the idea that every computer had its own, unique, IP address. NAT broke that assumption. And, in doing so, programs broke. Sometimes completely with services like FTP, sometimes in subtle ways. Like being unable to connect certain game players in a StarCraft lobby.

The problem that NAT introduced was that while "outbound" traffic would work fine. Such as you connecting to a website. If a program needed to ''receive'' data on your local computer, it could no longer simply sit and wait for a connection from a remote PC. An example would be AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). Chats between users are routed through a remote server. You and the Other User talk to a central server and it handles sending messages to-and-fro. ''However'' to save on bandwidth, sending files happens directly between users. If either user is behind NAT. They won't be able to "see" the remote computer and send data to it as desired.

The "solution" to this problem is known as '''''Port Forwarding'''''. You tell your router that [these ports] *always* go to [this IP address on the LAN] exclusively. This (mostly) solved the problem at the time. Additional solutions were proposed such as "UPnP" to allow programs to ask the router to forward ports for them dynamically. However, support for this was few-and-far-between (mostly BitTorrent clients) and in time it faded into oblivion.

As stated before, we live at the end of history. Which means we have the benefit of looking back on what was, and understanding the flaws. Which (finally) brings us to the point of this wiki page.

=== Okay but what does that have to do with CGHMN? ===
Every CGHMN user is allocated a /24 block of IP's. Effectively every user has 253 IP addresses to use as they'd like. This was a deliberate decision both to maximize the amount of freedom users would have to connect ALL their retro equipment if desired, and to try and allow direct end-to-end connectivity that the old web "expects"

'''''However''''' because we have the benefit of historical hindsight. Having directly allocated IP addresses does not mean that your devices are directly exposed to the network. By default (if using OpenWRT with Snep's setup script) your IP block will be ''firewalled'' against incoming connections. This is a necessary security measure because because of the very nature of "running a retro network". Connecting machines that are (likely) un-patched would make them immediately vulnerable to attack. Even before they're properly configured for service by the end user.

=== So, what stuff breaks, exactly? ===

There's no definitive list of "what" breaks under this decision. A broad (but by no means encompassing) list of things that ''won't work'' are

- Servers. You won't be able to run any kind of server or service (EG: hosting your own website, running a game server) without the ability for users to connect to it

- Games that '''''don't''''' use a server browser. Games like Quake or Halo where users all connect to a single server to play on will work (provided the server is either port forwarded or the firewall is disabled) but other games such as StarCraft or Command & Conquer have players connect dynamically connect to a single player as the "host" (typically the player that created the game lobby). These will not work

- FTP! FTP is such an old protocol that the '''''remote server''''' initiates a connection back to the client and then begins sending files that way. This was fixed in [https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc1579 RFC 1579] with the "Firewall-Friendly FTP" proposal. Unfortunately despite being proposed in February 1994, some software such as Microsoft FrontPage did not enable it until 2003(!)

- AIM file transfers. As described already on this wiki page, AIM (and IRC and other chat clients such as MSN or Yahoo) all use a direct connection between two computers to send files across a network

=== How do I opt-out out? ===
 

 

<big>'''It should be made completely clear that opting out of using the OpenWRT firewall is not a decision that should be made lightly. We cannot explicitly guarantee that a user won't accidentally (or intentionally) release a malware Pandora's Box on the network. Blaster/Sasser/Mydoom/ILOVEYOU/etc are still real malware samples that can be downloaded and executed either by mistake or by a malicious user. We highly recommend installing any and all software patches that were (or are) available for your chosen systems before doing this!'''</big>

There are two "modes" of opt-out available. Depending on user preference.

The most drastic is simply to disable OpenWRT's firewall completely. This means any machine you plug in will have direct access to the network and any other devices on the network will be able to directly access it. If you choose this option we highly recommend putting any machines behind a (preferably modern!) Firewall and then port forwarding as necessary

The other option is to set a static (fixed) IP address on the device you want to run servers or play games from. Once this is done you can access the OpenWRT Firewall page (Network -> Firewall) and manually forward the required ports for that specific host.