diff --git a/src/GPU2D.cpp b/src/GPU2D.cpp
index 0b3afd03..a61d00cc 100644
--- a/src/GPU2D.cpp
+++ b/src/GPU2D.cpp
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void GPU2D::DrawScanline(u32 line)
     if (line > 192)
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < 256; i++)
-            dst[i] = 0xFF3F3F3F;
+            dst[i] = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 
         return;
     }
diff --git a/src/NDS.cpp b/src/NDS.cpp
index 4c57bb6a..8a3d13e2 100644
--- a/src/NDS.cpp
+++ b/src/NDS.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ bool Init()
     if (!SPU::Init()) return false;
     if (!SPI::Init()) return false;
     if (!RTC::Init()) return false;
+    if (!Wifi::Init()) return false;
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ void DeInit()
     SPU::DeInit();
     SPI::DeInit();
     RTC::DeInit();
+    Wifi::DeInit();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Platform.h b/src/Platform.h
index 9814d148..6f2e2523 100644
--- a/src/Platform.h
+++ b/src/Platform.h
@@ -19,10 +19,13 @@
 #ifndef PLATFORM_H
 #define PLATFORM_H
 
+#include "types.h"
+
 namespace Platform
 {
 
-//
+bool MP_Init();
+void MP_DeInit();
 
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Wifi.cpp b/src/Wifi.cpp
index d454dd07..668af140 100644
--- a/src/Wifi.cpp
+++ b/src/Wifi.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "NDS.h"
 #include "SPI.h"
 #include "Wifi.h"
+#include "Platform.h"
 
 
 namespace Wifi
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ u16 RFData1;
 u16 RFData2;
 u32 RFRegs[0x40];
 
+bool MPInited;
+
 
 // multiplayer host TX sequence:
 // 1. preamble
@@ -74,6 +77,19 @@ u32 RFRegs[0x40];
 // * work out how power saving works, there are oddities
 
 
+bool Init()
+{
+    MPInited = false;
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void DeInit()
+{
+    if (MPInited)
+        Platform::MP_DeInit();
+}
+
 void Reset()
 {
     memset(RAM, 0, 0x2000);
@@ -448,9 +464,18 @@ void Write(u32 addr, u16 val)
         // schedule timer event when the clock is enabled
         // TODO: check whether this resets USCOUNT (and also which other events can reset it)
         if ((IOPORT(W_PowerUS) & 0x0001) && !(val & 0x0001))
+        {
             NDS::ScheduleEvent(NDS::Event_Wifi, true, 33, USTimer, 0);
+            if (!MPInited)
+            {
+                Platform::MP_Init();
+                MPInited = true;
+            }
+        }
         else if (!(IOPORT(W_PowerUS) & 0x0001) && (val & 0x0001))
+        {
             NDS::CancelEvent(NDS::Event_Wifi);
+        }
         break;
 
     case W_USCountCnt: val &= 0x0001; break;
diff --git a/src/Wifi.h b/src/Wifi.h
index d28fda72..b5907040 100644
--- a/src/Wifi.h
+++ b/src/Wifi.h
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ enum
 };
 
 
+bool Init();
+void DeInit();
 void Reset();
 
 void USTimer(u32 param);
diff --git a/src/wx/Platform.cpp b/src/wx/Platform.cpp
index 482b886f..3beca2f2 100644
--- a/src/wx/Platform.cpp
+++ b/src/wx/Platform.cpp
@@ -17,14 +17,90 @@
 */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "../Platform.h"
 
+#ifdef __WXMSW__
+	#include <winsock2.h>
+	#include <ws2tcpip.h>
+	#define socket_t    SOCKET
+	#define sockaddr_t  SOCKADDR
+	#define pcap_dev_name description
+#else
+	#include <unistd.h>
+	#include <arpa/inet.h>
+	#include <sys/socket.h>
+	#define socket_t    int
+	#define sockaddr_t  struct sockaddr
+	#define closesocket close
+	#define pcap_dev_name name
+#endif
+
+#ifndef INVALID_SOCKET
+#define INVALID_SOCKET  (socket_t)-1
+#endif
+
 
 namespace Platform
 {
 
 
-//
+socket_t MPSocket;
+sockaddr_t MPSendAddr;
+
+
+bool MP_Init()
+{
+    BOOL opt_true = TRUE;
+    int res;
+
+    MPSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+	if (MPSocket < 0)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	res = setsockopt(MPSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (const char*)&opt_true, sizeof(BOOL));
+	if (res < 0)
+	{
+		closesocket(MPSocket);
+		MPSocket = INVALID_SOCKET;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	sockaddr_t saddr;
+	saddr.sa_family = AF_INET;
+	*(u32*)&saddr.sa_data[2] = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+	*(u16*)&saddr.sa_data[0] = htons(7064);
+	res = bind(MPSocket, &saddr, sizeof(sockaddr_t));
+	if (res < 0)
+	{
+		closesocket(MPSocket);
+		MPSocket = INVALID_SOCKET;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	res = setsockopt(MPSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BROADCAST, (const char*)&opt_true, sizeof(BOOL));
+	if (res < 0)
+	{
+		closesocket(MPSocket);
+		MPSocket = INVALID_SOCKET;
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	MPSendAddr.sa_family = AF_INET;
+	*(u32*)&MPSendAddr.sa_data[2] = htonl(INADDR_BROADCAST);
+	*(u16*)&MPSendAddr.sa_data[0] = htons(7064);
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+void MP_DeInit()
+{
+    if (MPSocket >= 0)
+        closesocket(MPSocket);
+}
 
 
 }