diff --git a/configure.h b/configure.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df6677c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configure.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Some compile-time options for PSL1GHT
+#pragma once
+
+// Redirect stdio to the network. This 
+// overrides the default action of  writing 
+// to GameOS's tty via a system call. This 
+// does not require Kammy to be run in the PS3.
+// Listen to the stdout on your PC with e.g.
+//   nc -l -p 4000
+//#define _STDIO_TO_NET
+// If __STDIO_TO_NET is defined, this is the
+// IP and port to which to send the packets
+#define _STDIO_NET_IP "10.0.0.3"
+#define _STDIO_NET_PORT 4000 
+
diff --git a/ppu/librt/write.c b/ppu/librt/write.c
index f8dfcaa8..0d3d5047 100644
--- a/ppu/librt/write.c
+++ b/ppu/librt/write.c
@@ -5,10 +5,38 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <net/socket.h>
 #include <sys/lv2errno.h>
-
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <sys/tty.h>
 #include <sys/file.h>
 
+#include "../../configure.h"
+
+#ifdef _STDIO_TO_NET
+//optionally initialize directing stdio to ethernet
+static int _stdio_sock;
+static struct sockaddr_in _stdio_saddr;
+__attribute__((constructor(1000)))
+void init_stdio_to_net(void)
+{
+        // TODO: can netInitialize be run twice?
+        // if not - could it be run implicitly by the crt?
+        //netInitialize();
+
+        // Connect the socket, hoping for the best.
+        // We have little means of notifying the user if it fails.
+        _stdio_sock = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, IPPROTO_TCP);
+        memset(&_stdio_saddr, 0, sizeof(_stdio_saddr));
+        _stdio_saddr.sin_len = sizeof(_stdio_saddr);
+        _stdio_saddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
+        inet_pton(AF_INET, _STDIO_NET_IP, &_stdio_saddr.sin_addr);
+        _stdio_saddr.sin_port = htons(_STDIO_NET_PORT);
+        connect(_stdio_sock,(struct sockaddr*)&_stdio_saddr, \
+                            sizeof(_stdio_saddr));
+}
+#endif
+
+
 _ssize_t
 _DEFUN(__librt_write_r,(r,fd,ptr,len),
 	   struct _reent *r _AND
@@ -23,10 +51,14 @@ _DEFUN(__librt_write_r,(r,fd,ptr,len),
 
 	if(fd==STDOUT_FILENO || fd==STDERR_FILENO) {
 		u32 done = 0;
-
+		
+		#ifndef _STDIO_TO_NET
 		ret = sysTtyWrite(fd,ptr,len,&done);
 		if(ret) (_ssize_t)lv2errno_r(r,ret);
-
+		#else
+		done=write(_stdio_sock, ptr, len);
+		if(ret==-1) (_ssize_t)lv2errno_r(r,ret);
+		#endif
 		return (_ssize_t)done;
 	} else {
 		u64 done = 0;