diff --git a/cmake/targets/gamecube.cmake b/cmake/targets/gamecube.cmake
index f8234be9..5aa608b2 100644
--- a/cmake/targets/gamecube.cmake
+++ b/cmake/targets/gamecube.cmake
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ target_compile_definitions(${DUSK_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME} PUBLIC
 
 # Link libraries
 target_link_libraries(${DUSK_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE
-  # bba
+  bba
 )
 
 # ISO post-build: produce NTSC-J, NTSC-U and PAL disc images
diff --git a/src/dusk/engine/engine.c b/src/dusk/engine/engine.c
index 4561e511..7450852a 100644
--- a/src/dusk/engine/engine.c
+++ b/src/dusk/engine/engine.c
@@ -12,20 +12,15 @@
 #include "locale/localemanager.h"
 #include "display/display.h"
 #include "scene/scene.h"
-#include "entity/entitymanager.h"
-#include "entity/component/display/entityposition.h"
-#include "entity/component/display/entityrenderable.h"
-#include "entity/component/physics/entityphysics.h"
-#include "display/color.h"
 #include "asset/asset.h"
 #include "ui/ui.h"
 #include "assert/assert.h"
 #include "network/network.h"
-#include "network/http/networkhttprequest.h"
 #include "system/system.h"
 #include "console/console.h"
 #include "save/save.h"
 #include "save/savesettings.h"
+#include "log/log.h"
 
 engine_t ENGINE;
 
@@ -51,85 +46,6 @@ errorret_t engineInit(const int32_t argc, const char_t **argv) {
   errorChain(networkInit());
   errorChain(sceneInit());
 
-  // Test: three colored cubes falling onto each other and a static floor,
-  // viewed by a static camera.
-  ENGINE.testSceneId = sceneCreate();
-  sceneSetActive(ENGINE.testSceneId);
-  entitymanager_t *testEntities = sceneGetEntities(ENGINE.testSceneId);
-
-  entityid_t testCamera = entityManagerAdd(testEntities);
-  componentid_t testCameraPosition = entityAddComponent(
-    testEntities, testCamera, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION
-  );
-  entityAddComponent(testEntities, testCamera, COMPONENT_TYPE_CAMERA);
-  entityPositionLookAt(
-    testEntities, testCamera, testCameraPosition,
-    (vec3){ 4.0f, 3.0f, 4.0f },
-    (vec3){ 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f },
-    (vec3){ 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f }
-  );
-
-  // Static floor: a wide, thin box. Its render scale matches its physics
-  // half-extents exactly, since CUBE_MESH_SIMPLE and PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE are
-  // both centered on the entity's position.
-  entityid_t floorEntity = entityManagerAdd(testEntities);
-  componentid_t floorPosition = entityAddComponent(
-    testEntities, floorEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION
-  );
-  entityPositionSetLocalPosition(
-    testEntities, floorEntity, floorPosition, (vec3){ 0.0f, -1.0f, 0.0f }
-  );
-  entityPositionSetLocalScale(
-    testEntities, floorEntity, floorPosition, (vec3){ 10.0f, 1.0f, 10.0f }
-  );
-  componentid_t floorPhysics = entityAddComponent(
-    testEntities, floorEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_PHYSICS
-  );
-  entityPhysicsSetBodyType(
-    testEntities, floorEntity, floorPhysics, PHYSICS_BODY_STATIC
-  );
-  entityPhysicsSetShape(testEntities, floorEntity, floorPhysics, (physicsshape_t){
-    .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE,
-    .data.cube.halfExtents = { 5.0f, 0.5f, 5.0f }
-  });
-  componentid_t floorRenderable = entityAddComponent(
-    testEntities, floorEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_RENDERABLE
-  );
-  entityRenderableSetColor(testEntities, floorEntity, floorRenderable, COLOR_GRAY);
-
-  // Three dynamic cubes, staggered above the floor with slight offsets so
-  // they tumble and land on each other instead of falling in perfect sync.
-  vec3 cubeStartPositions[3] = {
-    { -0.3f, 1.5f,  0.1f },
-    {  0.1f, 3.0f, -0.2f },
-    { -0.1f, 4.5f,  0.2f },
-  };
-  color_t cubeColors[3] = { COLOR_RED, COLOR_GREEN, COLOR_BLUE };
-
-  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
-    entityid_t cubeEntity = entityManagerAdd(testEntities);
-    componentid_t cubePosition = entityAddComponent(
-      testEntities, cubeEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION
-    );
-    entityPositionSetLocalPosition(
-      testEntities, cubeEntity, cubePosition, cubeStartPositions[i]
-    );
-    entityAddComponent(testEntities, cubeEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_PHYSICS);
-    componentid_t cubeRenderable = entityAddComponent(
-      testEntities, cubeEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_RENDERABLE
-    );
-    entityRenderableSetColor(
-      testEntities, cubeEntity, cubeRenderable, cubeColors[i]
-    );
-  }
-
-  networkRequestConnection(
-    engineNetworkOnConnected,
-    engineNetworkOnFailed,
-    engineNetworkOnDisconnect,
-    NULL
-  );
-
   consolePrint("Engine initialized");
 
   #ifdef DUSK_ASSERTIONS_FAKED
@@ -148,14 +64,6 @@ errorret_t engineUpdate(void) {
   errorChain(networkUpdate());
   timeUpdate();
 
-  if(
-    ENGINE.networkDisconnectTestPending &&
-    TIME.time >= ENGINE.networkDisconnectTestAt
-  ) {
-    ENGINE.networkDisconnectTestPending = false;
-    networkRequestDisconnection(engineNetworkDisconnectTestOnComplete, NULL);
-  }
-
   const systemdialogtype_t dialogType = systemGetActiveDialogType();
   if(dialogType == SYSTEM_DIALOG_TYPE_NONE) {
     inputUpdate();
@@ -193,63 +101,3 @@ errorret_t engineDispose(void) {
 
   errorOk();
 }
-
-void engineHttpTestOnComplete(void *params, void *user) {
-  networkhttprequest_t *request = (networkhttprequest_t *)params;
-  const networkhttpresponse_t *response = &request->response;
-
-  consolePrint("frogfind.com response status: %d", response->status);
-
-  for(uint32_t i = 0; i < response->headers.count; i++) {
-    const networkhttpheader_t *header = &response->headers.headers[i];
-    consolePrint("frogfind.com header: %s: %s", header->name, header->value);
-  }
-
-  consolePrint("frogfind.com body length: %d", (int32_t)response->bodyLength);
-
-  const size_t chunkMax = CONSOLE_LINE_MAX - 32;
-  for(size_t offset = 0; offset < response->bodyLength; offset += chunkMax) {
-    size_t chunkLength = response->bodyLength - offset;
-    if(chunkLength > chunkMax) chunkLength = chunkMax;
-
-    consolePrint("frogfind.com body: %.*s",
-      (int32_t)chunkLength, (const char_t *)response->body + offset);
-  }
-}
-
-void engineHttpTestOnError(void *params, void *user) {
-  consolePrint("frogfind.com request failed");
-}
-
-void engineNetworkOnConnected(void *user) {
-  consolePrint("Network connected");
-
-  errorret_t ret = networkHttpRequest(
-    NETWORK_HTTP_METHOD_GET,
-    "http://frogfind.com",
-    NULL, 0,
-    NULL, 0,
-    NULL, 0,
-    engineHttpTestOnComplete,
-    engineHttpTestOnError,
-    NULL
-  );
-  errorCatch(errorPrint(ret));
-
-  ENGINE.networkDisconnectTestAt = TIME.time + 10.0f;
-  ENGINE.networkDisconnectTestPending = true;
-}
-
-void engineNetworkOnFailed(errorret_t error, void *user) {
-  consolePrint("Network connection failed");
-  errorCatch(errorPrint(error));
-}
-
-void engineNetworkOnDisconnect(errorret_t error, void *user) {
-  consolePrint("Network disconnected");
-  errorCatch(errorPrint(error));
-}
-
-void engineNetworkDisconnectTestOnComplete(void *user) {
-  consolePrint("Network disconnect test complete");
-}
diff --git a/src/dusk/engine/engine.h b/src/dusk/engine/engine.h
index 31fc6667..2fc4eadb 100644
--- a/src/dusk/engine/engine.h
+++ b/src/dusk/engine/engine.h
@@ -10,22 +10,12 @@
 // Important to be included first:
 #include "display/display.h"
 #include "error/error.h"
-#include "scene/scenebase.h"
-#include "entity/entitybase.h"
 
 typedef struct {
   bool_t running;
   int32_t argc;
   const char_t **argv;
   const char_t *version;
-
-  // Test: disconnects the network 10 seconds after it connects.
-  bool_t networkDisconnectTestPending;
-  float_t networkDisconnectTestAt;
-
-  // Test: three colored cubes falling onto each other and a static floor,
-  // viewed by a static camera.
-  sceneid_t testSceneId;
 } engine_t;
 
 extern engine_t ENGINE;
@@ -47,52 +37,3 @@ errorret_t engineUpdate(void);
  * Shuts down the engine.
  */
 errorret_t engineDispose(void);
-
-/**
- * Logs the response status, headers and body of the frogfind.com test
- * request to the console.
- *
- * @param params The completed networkhttprequest_t.
- * @param user Unused.
- */
-void engineHttpTestOnComplete(void *params, void *user);
-
-/**
- * Logs that the frogfind.com test request failed.
- *
- * @param params The failed networkhttprequest_t.
- * @param user Unused.
- */
-void engineHttpTestOnError(void *params, void *user);
-
-/**
- * Fires the frogfind.com test request once the network connection is
- * up (some platforms, such as PSP, only bring the network stack up
- * asynchronously after networkRequestConnection is called).
- *
- * @param user Unused.
- */
-void engineNetworkOnConnected(void *user);
-
-/**
- * Logs that the network connection could not be established.
- *
- * @param error The error describing why the connection failed.
- * @param user Unused.
- */
-void engineNetworkOnFailed(errorret_t error, void *user);
-
-/**
- * Logs that the network connection was lost after having connected.
- *
- * @param error The error describing why the connection was lost.
- * @param user Unused.
- */
-void engineNetworkOnDisconnect(errorret_t error, void *user);
-
-/**
- * Logs that the 10-second test disconnect completed.
- *
- * @param user Unused.
- */
-void engineNetworkDisconnectTestOnComplete(void *user);
diff --git a/src/duskdolphin/log/log.c b/src/duskdolphin/log/log.c
index d06663d0..03835916 100644
--- a/src/duskdolphin/log/log.c
+++ b/src/duskdolphin/log/log.c
@@ -116,16 +116,18 @@ void logError(const char_t *message, ...) {
 
   // PAD_Init is idempotent - safe even if inputInit already called it,
   // and handles the case where the error occurred before inputInit ran.
+  // logError is used for routine, already-handled errors (e.g. a rejected
+  // network connection) as well as genuine assertion failures, so it must
+  // only pause to let the message be seen, not decide to terminate the
+  // program -- that decision belongs to the caller (assertTrueImpl calls
+  // abort() right after logError returns; a plain errorPrint() just
+  // continues running).
   PAD_Init();
   while(SYS_MainLoop()) {
     PAD_ScanPads();
-    // START button matches the RAGEQUIT bind - allows exit on GC controller
-    // when there is no Wiimote HOME button available.
+    // START button matches the RAGEQUIT bind - allows dismissing the
+    // message on a GC controller when there is no Wiimote HOME button.
     if(PAD_ButtonsDown(0) & PAD_BUTTON_START) break;
     VIDEO_WaitVSync();
   }
-
-  // Exit cleanly to HBC regardless of engine state. engineDispose() is not
-  // called here because the engine may be partially initialized.
-  exit(0);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/duskdolphin/network/networkdolphin.c b/src/duskdolphin/network/networkdolphin.c
index 580031fb..4827ff1b 100644
--- a/src/duskdolphin/network/networkdolphin.c
+++ b/src/duskdolphin/network/networkdolphin.c
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
 
 #include "network/network.h"
 #include "util/memory.h"
+#include "util/string.h"
 #include "assert/assert.h"
+#include "log/log.h"
+#include <ogc/system.h>
 
 errorret_t networkDolphinInit() {
   // s32 ret = net_init();
@@ -45,43 +48,86 @@ void networkDolphinRequestConnection(
   NETWORK.platform.onFailed = onFailed;
   NETWORK.platform.onConnectedUser = user;
 
-  memoryZero(NETWORK.platform.ip, sizeof(NETWORK.platform.ip));
-  memoryZero(NETWORK.platform.netmask, sizeof(NETWORK.platform.netmask));
-  memoryZero(NETWORK.platform.gateway, sizeof(NETWORK.platform.gateway));
+  // TEMPORARY: static IP instead of DHCP, to isolate whether if_config()'s
+  // DHCP handshake (and the packet-receive/DMA path it triggers in gcif.c)
+  // is what's corrupting memory, vs. link-up/NWAY negotiation alone. These
+  // match Dolphin's Broadband Adapter (Built-In) default subnet. Revert to
+  // DHCP once this is diagnosed.
+  stringCopy(NETWORK.platform.ip, "10.0.1.10", sizeof(NETWORK.platform.ip));
+  stringCopy(
+    NETWORK.platform.netmask, "255.255.255.0",
+    sizeof(NETWORK.platform.netmask)
+  );
+  stringCopy(
+    NETWORK.platform.gateway, "10.0.1.1", sizeof(NETWORK.platform.gateway)
+  );
 
-  // Negotiate DHCP using the Wi-Fi settings saved in Wii System Menu.
-  // This call blocks until the interface is configured or times out.
-  #ifdef DUSK_WII
-    s32 ret = if_config(
-      NETWORK.platform.ip,
-      NETWORK.platform.netmask,
-      NETWORK.platform.gateway,
-      true
-    );
-  #else
-    s32 ret = -1;
-  #endif
+  // Diagnostic: log the live MEM1 arena headroom (assets/heap already
+  // accounted for, since this runs after assetInit()/scene setup) right
+  // around if_config(), to check whether linking `bba` (~400KB+ of new
+  // static lwIP pools, see lwipopts.h) is pushing memory too tight.
+  logDebug(
+    "networkDolphinRequestConnection: MEM1 arena free before if_config(): "
+    "%u bytes (lo=%p hi=%p)\n",
+    (uint32_t)((uint8_t *)SYS_GetArena1Hi() - (uint8_t *)SYS_GetArena1Lo()),
+    SYS_GetArena1Lo(), SYS_GetArena1Hi()
+  );
 
+  // Negotiate DHCP. This call blocks until the interface is configured or
+  // times out. Wii (IOS) and GameCube (bundled lwIP + BBA driver, linked
+  // via `bba` in gamecube.cmake) expose the same if_config()/net_*() API,
+  // so this call is identical on both platforms.
+  logDebug("networkDolphinRequestConnection: calling if_config()\n");
+  s32 ret = if_config(
+    NETWORK.platform.ip,
+    NETWORK.platform.netmask,
+    NETWORK.platform.gateway,
+    false
+  );
+  logDebug(
+    "networkDolphinRequestConnection: if_config() returned %d "
+    "(ip=%s netmask=%s gateway=%s)\n",
+    (int_t)ret,
+    NETWORK.platform.ip,
+    NETWORK.platform.netmask,
+    NETWORK.platform.gateway
+  );
+  logDebug(
+    "networkDolphinRequestConnection: MEM1 arena free after if_config(): "
+    "%u bytes (lo=%p hi=%p)\n",
+    (uint32_t)((uint8_t *)SYS_GetArena1Hi() - (uint8_t *)SYS_GetArena1Lo()),
+    SYS_GetArena1Lo(), SYS_GetArena1Hi()
+  );
+
+  // Rejecting the connection (no cable/AP, DHCP timeout) is a routine,
+  // expected outcome, not a programming error. It must never be able to
+  // bring the whole program down, so this only logs and skips the
+  // callback if it's unexpectedly missing, rather than asserting.
   if(ret >= 0) {
     NETWORK.state = NETWORK_STATE_CONNECTED;
-    assertNotNull(
-      NETWORK.platform.onConnected,
-      "Network platform onConnected callback should be set."
-    );
-    NETWORK.platform.onConnected(NETWORK.platform.onConnectedUser);
-  } else {
-    NETWORK.state = NETWORK_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
-    assertNotNull(
-      NETWORK.platform.onFailed,
-      "Network platform onFailed callback should be set."
-    );
-    errorret_t error = errorThrowImpl(
-      &NETWORK.errorState,
-      ERROR_NOT_OK,
-      __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__,
-      "Failed to connect to network"
-    );
+    logDebug("networkDolphinRequestConnection: connected\n");
+    if(NETWORK.platform.onConnected) {
+      NETWORK.platform.onConnected(NETWORK.platform.onConnectedUser);
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+
+  NETWORK.state = NETWORK_STATE_DISCONNECTED;
+  logDebug(
+    "networkDolphinRequestConnection: failed to connect (if_config "
+    "returned %d)\n",
+    (int_t)ret
+  );
+  errorret_t error = errorThrowImpl(
+    &NETWORK.errorState,
+    ERROR_NOT_OK,
+    __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__,
+    "Failed to connect to network"
+  );
+  if(NETWORK.platform.onFailed) {
     NETWORK.platform.onFailed(error, NETWORK.platform.onConnectedUser);
+  } else {
+    errorCatch(errorPrint(error));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/duskdolphin/network/networkdolphin.h b/src/duskdolphin/network/networkdolphin.h
index 993219a0..95c32ff1 100644
--- a/src/duskdolphin/network/networkdolphin.h
+++ b/src/duskdolphin/network/networkdolphin.h
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@
 
 #define NETWORK_DOLPHIN_IP_MAX 16
 
+#ifdef DUSK_GAMECUBE
+  // No DNS client is implemented for GameCube yet (see
+  // networkSocketDolphinConnect) -- only literal IP addresses work.
+  // A future resolver should query this server.
+  #ifndef NETWORK_DOLPHIN_DNS_SERVER_IP
+    #define NETWORK_DOLPHIN_DNS_SERVER_IP "0.0.0.0"
+  #endif
+#endif
+
 typedef struct {
   char_t ip[NETWORK_DOLPHIN_IP_MAX];
   char_t netmask[NETWORK_DOLPHIN_IP_MAX];
@@ -23,37 +32,39 @@ typedef struct {
 } networkdolphin_t;
 
 /**
- * Initializes the Wii network stack via IOS. Does not connect; use
- * networkDolphinRequestConnection for that.
+ * Initializes the network stack (IOS on Wii, bundled lwIP + BBA driver on
+ * GameCube). Does not connect; use networkDolphinRequestConnection for
+ * that.
  *
  * @return Error state (if any).
  */
 errorret_t networkDolphinInit();
 
 /**
- * Called each frame. No-op on Wii since connection is synchronous.
+ * Called each frame. No-op since connection is synchronous.
  *
  * @return Error state (if any).
  */
 errorret_t networkDolphinUpdate();
 
 /**
- * Disposes the Wii network stack.
+ * Disposes the network stack.
  *
  * @return Error state (if any).
  */
 errorret_t networkDolphinDispose();
 
 /**
- * Returns true if the Wii is connected to a network.
+ * Returns true if connected to a network.
  *
  * @return True if connected.
  */
 bool_t networkDolphinIsConnected();
 
 /**
- * Requests the Wii to connect to the network using the Wi-Fi settings saved
- * in the Wii System Menu. Blocks until connected or failed.
+ * Requests a connection to the network: the Wi-Fi settings saved in the
+ * Wii System Menu on Wii, or DHCP over the Broadband Adapter on GameCube.
+ * Blocks until connected or failed.
  *
  * @param onConnected Callback on successful connection.
  * @param onFailed Callback if connection fails.
@@ -68,7 +79,7 @@ void networkDolphinRequestConnection(
 );
 
 /**
- * Requests the Wii to disconnect from the network.
+ * Requests to disconnect from the network.
  *
  * @param onComplete Callback when disconnection is complete.
  * @param user User data passed to the callback.
diff --git a/src/duskdolphin/network/networksocketdolphin.c b/src/duskdolphin/network/networksocketdolphin.c
index 125e1a83..e436eb6b 100644
--- a/src/duskdolphin/network/networksocketdolphin.c
+++ b/src/duskdolphin/network/networksocketdolphin.c
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 #include "networksocketdolphin.h"
 #include "util/memory.h"
 #include "assert/assert.h"
+#include "log/log.h"
 
-#ifdef DUSK_WII
+#if defined(DUSK_WII) || defined(DUSK_GAMECUBE)
   #include <network.h>
 #endif
 
@@ -21,24 +22,60 @@ errorret_t networkSocketDolphinConnect(
   assertNotNull(sock, "sock must not be NULL");
   assertNotNull(host, "host must not be NULL");
 
-  #ifdef DUSK_WII
-    struct hostent *entry = net_gethostbyname(host);
-    if(entry == NULL || entry->h_addr_list[0] == NULL) {
-      errorThrow("Failed to resolve host %s", host);
-    }
+  logDebug(
+    "networkSocketDolphinConnect: resolving %s:%u\n", host, (uint32_t)port
+  );
+
+  #if defined(DUSK_WII) || defined(DUSK_GAMECUBE)
+    struct in_addr resolved;
+
+    #ifdef DUSK_WII
+      struct hostent *entry = net_gethostbyname(host);
+      if(entry == NULL || entry->h_addr_list[0] == NULL) {
+        logDebug(
+          "networkSocketDolphinConnect: net_gethostbyname(%s) failed\n", host
+        );
+        errorThrow("Failed to resolve host %s", host);
+      }
+      memoryCopy(&resolved, entry->h_addr_list[0], sizeof(resolved));
+    #else
+      // GameCube's bundled lwIP stack has no DNS resolver (see
+      // NETWORK_DOLPHIN_DNS_SERVER_IP in networkdolphin.h) -- only
+      // literal IP addresses work until a resolver is written against
+      // that server.
+      if(!inet_aton(host, &resolved)) {
+        logDebug(
+          "networkSocketDolphinConnect: inet_aton(%s) failed\n", host
+        );
+        errorThrow(
+          "Failed to resolve host %s (GameCube requires a literal IP "
+          "address; DNS is not yet supported)", host
+        );
+      }
+    #endif
+
+    logDebug(
+      "networkSocketDolphinConnect: resolved %s to %s\n",
+      host, inet_ntoa(resolved)
+    );
 
     const s32 fd = net_socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+    logDebug(
+      "networkSocketDolphinConnect: net_socket() returned fd=%d\n",
+      (int_t)fd
+    );
     if(fd < 0) errorThrow("Failed to create socket: %d", (int_t)fd);
 
     struct sockaddr_in serverAddr;
     memoryZero(&serverAddr, sizeof(serverAddr));
     serverAddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
     serverAddr.sin_port = htons(port);
-    memoryCopy(
-      &serverAddr.sin_addr, entry->h_addr_list[0], sizeof(serverAddr.sin_addr)
-    );
+    serverAddr.sin_addr = resolved;
 
     const s32 ret = net_connect(fd, (void *)&serverAddr, sizeof(serverAddr));
+    logDebug(
+      "networkSocketDolphinConnect: net_connect() returned %d\n", (int_t)ret
+    );
     if(ret < 0) {
       net_close(fd);
       errorThrow("Failed to connect to %s:%u: %d", host, port, (int_t)ret);
@@ -63,8 +100,12 @@ errorret_t networkSocketDolphinSend(
   assertNotNull(data, "data must not be NULL");
   assertNotNull(outSent, "outSent must not be NULL");
 
-  #ifdef DUSK_WII
+  #if defined(DUSK_WII) || defined(DUSK_GAMECUBE)
     const s32 sent = net_send(sock->fd, data, (s32)length, 0);
+    logDebug(
+      "networkSocketDolphinSend: net_send(fd=%d, len=%u) returned %d\n",
+      sock->fd, (uint32_t)length, (int_t)sent
+    );
     if(sent < 0) errorThrow("Failed to send data: %d", (int_t)sent);
 
     *outSent = (size_t)sent;
@@ -84,8 +125,12 @@ errorret_t networkSocketDolphinReceive(
   assertNotNull(buffer, "buffer must not be NULL");
   assertNotNull(outReceived, "outReceived must not be NULL");
 
-  #ifdef DUSK_WII
+  #if defined(DUSK_WII) || defined(DUSK_GAMECUBE)
     const s32 received = net_recv(sock->fd, buffer, (s32)bufferSize, 0);
+    logDebug(
+      "networkSocketDolphinReceive: net_recv(fd=%d, max=%u) returned %d\n",
+      sock->fd, (uint32_t)bufferSize, (int_t)received
+    );
     if(received < 0) errorThrow("Failed to receive data: %d", (int_t)received);
 
     *outReceived = (size_t)received;
@@ -98,7 +143,8 @@ errorret_t networkSocketDolphinReceive(
 void networkSocketDolphinClose(networksocketdolphin_t *sock) {
   assertNotNull(sock, "sock must not be NULL");
 
-  #ifdef DUSK_WII
+  #if defined(DUSK_WII) || defined(DUSK_GAMECUBE)
+    logDebug("networkSocketDolphinClose: closing fd=%d\n", sock->fd);
     if(sock->fd >= 0) net_close(sock->fd);
   #endif
   sock->fd = -1;
diff --git a/src/duskdolphin/network/networksocketdolphin.h b/src/duskdolphin/network/networksocketdolphin.h
index b59dab78..f59104b5 100644
--- a/src/duskdolphin/network/networksocketdolphin.h
+++ b/src/duskdolphin/network/networksocketdolphin.h
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /**
  * Resolves host and opens a blocking TCP connection to host:port.
- * Always fails under plain DUSK_GAMECUBE -- retail GameCube units have
- * no network hardware.
+ * On Wii, host may be a hostname (resolved via IOS's DNS resolver) or an
+ * IP address. On GameCube, host must be a literal IP address -- the
+ * bundled lwIP stack has no DNS resolver yet (see
+ * NETWORK_DOLPHIN_DNS_SERVER_IP in networkdolphin.h).
  *
  * @param sock The socket structure to initialize.
  * @param host The hostname or IP address to connect to.