diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fa90f3b33..7ab825b5b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ else()
 set(THREAD_LIB pthread)
 endif()
 
+if (NOT MSVC)
 add_cflags("-march=native")
 add_cxxflags("-march=native")
+endif(NOT MSVC)
 
 if(STATIC_LINK)
   add_cflags("-static -Wl,--whole-archive -lpthread -Wl,--no-whole-archive")
@@ -165,12 +167,12 @@ if(UNIX)
         set(LIBTUNTAP_IMPL ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-openbsd.c ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-bsd.c)
     elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "NetBSD")
         set(LIBTUNTAP_IMPL ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-netbsd.c ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-bsd.c)
-    elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "FreeBSD")
-        set(LIBTUNTAP_IMPL ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-freebsd.c ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-bsd.c)
-    elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "DragonFly")
+    elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "FreeBSD" OR ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "DragonFly")
         set(LIBTUNTAP_IMPL ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-freebsd.c ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-bsd.c)
     elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Darwin")
         set(LIBTUNTAP_IMPL ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-darwin.c ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-bsd.c)
+    elseif (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "SunOS")
+        set(LIBTUNTAP_IMPL ${TT_ROOT}/tuntap-unix-sunos.c)
     else()
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Your operating system is not supported yet")
     endif()
diff --git a/crypto/libntrup/src/ntru.cpp b/crypto/libntrup/src/ntru.cpp
index bea012d44..915b3e865 100644
--- a/crypto/libntrup/src/ntru.cpp
+++ b/crypto/libntrup/src/ntru.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <libntrup/ntru.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 
 #if __AVX2__
 #include <cpuid.h>
diff --git a/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/params.h b/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/params.h
index 655e6ec09..7458ed8c5 100644
--- a/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/params.h
+++ b/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/params.h
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
 
 #define qshift 2295
 #define p 761
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define LOOPS 2*p+1
+#endif
 #define w 286
 
 #define rq_encode_len 1218
diff --git a/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/r3_recip.c b/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/r3_recip.c
index 3c56b7fe9..12b185e38 100644
--- a/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/r3_recip.c
+++ b/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/r3_recip.c
@@ -40,8 +40,13 @@ int r3_recip(small *r,const small *s)
   int loop;
   small f[p + 1]; 
   small g[p + 1]; 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+  small u[LOOPS + 1];
+  small v[LOOPS + 1];
+#else
   small u[loops + 1];
   small v[loops + 1];
+#endif
   small c;
   int i;
   int d = p;
diff --git a/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/rq_recip3.c b/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/rq_recip3.c
index 925b10fc6..54f048428 100644
--- a/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/rq_recip3.c
+++ b/crypto/libntrup/src/ref/rq_recip3.c
@@ -39,8 +39,13 @@ int rq_recip3(modq *r,const small *s)
   int loop;
   modq f[p + 1]; 
   modq g[p + 1]; 
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+  modq u[LOOPS + 1];
+  modq v[LOOPS + 1];
+#else
   modq u[loops + 1];
   modq v[loops + 1];
+#endif
   modq c;
   int i;
   int d = p;
diff --git a/include/llarp/codel.hpp b/include/llarp/codel.hpp
index 2715c2422..a4e64aea2 100644
--- a/include/llarp/codel.hpp
+++ b/include/llarp/codel.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 #define LLARP_CODEL_QUEUE_HPP
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #define NOMINMAX
+#ifdef min
+#undef min
+#endif
 #endif
 #include <llarp/time.h>
 #include <llarp/logger.hpp>
diff --git a/include/llarp/endian.h b/include/llarp/endian.h
index 5a195f4e5..6405dd97b 100644
--- a/include/llarp/endian.h
+++ b/include/llarp/endian.h
@@ -8,6 +8,26 @@
 
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
 #include <sys/endian.h>
+#elif defined(__sun)
+#include <sys/byteorder.h>
+#define htobe16(x) htons(x)
+#define htole16(x) (x)
+#define be16toh(x) ntohs(x)
+#define le16toh(x) (x)
+
+#define htobe32(x) htonl(x)
+#define htole32(x) (x)
+#define be32toh(x) ntohl(x)
+#define le32toh(x) (x)
+
+#define htobe64(x)                                        \
+  (((uint64_t)htonl(((uint32_t)(((uint64_t)(x)) >> 32)))) \
+   | (((uint64_t)htonl(((uint32_t)(x)))) << 32))
+#define htole64(x) (x)
+#define be64toh(x)                                        \
+  (((uint64_t)ntohl(((uint32_t)(((uint64_t)(x)) >> 32)))) \
+   | (((uint64_t)ntohl(((uint32_t)(x)))) << 32))
+#define le64toh(x) (x)
 #elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__) || defined(__GLIBC__)
 #include <endian.h>
 #elif defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
diff --git a/include/llarp/ip.hpp b/include/llarp/ip.hpp
index 8fc46fe5c..e7183f2ae 100644
--- a/include/llarp/ip.hpp
+++ b/include/llarp/ip.hpp
@@ -2,8 +2,47 @@
 #define LLARP_IP_HPP
 #include <llarp/buffer.h>
 #include <llarp/time.h>
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <netinet/ip.h>
+#else
+#include <winsock2.h>
+// Apparently this does not seem to be located _anywhere_ in the windows sdk???
+// -despair86
+typedef struct ip_hdr
+{
+  unsigned char
+      ip_header_len : 4;  // 4-bit header length (in 32-bit words) normally=5
+                          // (Means 20 Bytes may be 24 also)
+  unsigned char ip_version : 4;    // 4-bit IPv4 version
+  unsigned char ip_tos;            // IP type of service
+  unsigned short ip_total_length;  // Total length
+  unsigned short ip_id;            // Unique identifier
+
+  unsigned char ip_frag_offset : 5;  // Fragment offset field
+
+  unsigned char ip_more_fragment : 1;
+  unsigned char ip_dont_fragment : 1;
+  unsigned char ip_reserved_zero : 1;
+
+  unsigned char ip_frag_offset1;  // fragment offset
+
+  unsigned char ip_ttl;        // Time to live
+  unsigned char ip_protocol;   // Protocol(TCP,UDP etc)
+  unsigned short ip_checksum;  // IP checksum
+  unsigned int ip_srcaddr;     // Source address
+  unsigned int ip_destaddr;    // Source address
+} IPV4_HDR;
+#define iphdr IPV4_HDR
+#define saddr ip_srcaddr;
+#define daddr ip_destaddr;
+#endif
 #include <memory>
+#if !defined(__linux__) && !defined(_WIN32)
+#define iphdr ip
+#define saddr ip_src.s_addr
+#define daddr ip_dst.s_addr
+#endif
 
 namespace llarp
 {
diff --git a/include/llarp/iwp/server.hpp b/include/llarp/iwp/server.hpp
index ce349761e..ba5bf790d 100644
--- a/include/llarp/iwp/server.hpp
+++ b/include/llarp/iwp/server.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@
 #include "router.hpp"
 #include "session.hpp"
 
+#ifndef __linux__
+#ifdef saddr
+#undef saddr
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <fstream>
 
diff --git a/include/tuntap.h b/include/tuntap.h
index cb42d20c7..8199f4d76 100644
--- a/include/tuntap.h
+++ b/include/tuntap.h
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 #else
 #include <net/if.h>
 #endif
-#include <netinet/if_ether.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/if_ether.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
  */
 #if defined ETH_ALEN /* Linux */
 #define ETHER_ADDR_LEN ETH_ALEN
-#elif defined Windows
+#elif defined Windows || defined __sun__
 #define ETHER_ADDR_LEN 6
 #endif
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
  */
 #if defined Windows
 #include <in6addr.h>
-#include <winsock.h>
+#include <winsock2.h>
 typedef HANDLE t_tun;
 typedef IN_ADDR t_tun_in_addr;
 typedef IN6_ADDR t_tun_in6_addr;
diff --git a/llarp/context.cpp b/llarp/context.cpp
index b797b86f5..e3185bca4 100644
--- a/llarp/context.cpp
+++ b/llarp/context.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extern "C" void
 SetThreadName(DWORD dwThreadID, LPCSTR szThreadName);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _WIN32
+#if _WIN32 || __sun
 #define wmin(x, y) (((x) < (y)) ? (x) : (y))
 #define MIN wmin
 #endif
diff --git a/llarp/ev.cpp b/llarp/ev.cpp
index 795311e0c..67d4ec255 100644
--- a/llarp/ev.cpp
+++ b/llarp/ev.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 
 #define EV_TICK_INTERVAL 100
 
-#ifdef __linux__
+// apparently current Solaris will emulate epoll.
+#if __linux__ || __sun__
 #include "ev_epoll.hpp"
 #endif
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) \
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@
 void
 llarp_ev_loop_alloc(struct llarp_ev_loop **ev)
 {
-#ifdef __linux__
+#if __linux__ || __sun__
   *ev = new llarp_epoll_loop;
 #endif
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) \
@@ -27,12 +28,6 @@ llarp_ev_loop_alloc(struct llarp_ev_loop **ev)
 #endif
 #if defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64) || defined(__NT__)
   *ev = new llarp_win32_loop;
-#endif
-  // a) I assume that the libre fork of Solaris is still
-  // 5.10, and b) the current commercial version is 5.11, naturally.
-  // -despair86
-#if defined(__SunOS_5_10) || defined(__SunOS_5_11)
-  *ev = new llarp_sun_iocp_loop;
 #endif
   (*ev)->init();
 }
@@ -116,4 +111,4 @@ bool
 llarp_ev_tun_async_write(struct llarp_tun_io *tun, const void *pkt, size_t sz)
 {
   return static_cast< llarp::ev_io * >(tun->impl)->queue_write(pkt, sz);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/llarp/ev.hpp b/llarp/ev.hpp
index 6237a1246..46cdea5e6 100644
--- a/llarp/ev.hpp
+++ b/llarp/ev.hpp
@@ -52,7 +52,12 @@ namespace llarp
     flush_write()
     {
       m_writeq.Process([this](const std::unique_ptr< WriteBuffer >& buffer) {
+      // todo: wtf???
+#ifndef _WIN32
         write(fd, buffer->buf, buffer->bufsz);
+#else
+      // writefile
+#endif
       });
       /// reset errno
       errno = 0;
diff --git a/llarp/ev_win32.hpp b/llarp/ev_win32.hpp
index 38768568f..1453f7e79 100644
--- a/llarp/ev_win32.hpp
+++ b/llarp/ev_win32.hpp
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@ namespace llarp
     WSAOVERLAPPED portfds[2] = {0};
     size_t iosz;
 
-    // the unique completion key that helps us to
-    // identify the object instance for which we receive data
-    // Here, we'll use the address of the udp_listener instance, converted to
-    // its literal int/int64 representation.
-    ULONG_PTR listener_id = 0;
-
     udp_listener(SOCKET fd, llarp_udp_io* u) : ev_io(fd), udp(u){};
 
     ~udp_listener()
@@ -97,8 +91,6 @@ struct llarp_win32_loop : public llarp_ev_loop
 {
   HANDLE iocpfd;
 
-  bool _running = false;
-
   llarp_win32_loop() : iocpfd(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
   {
     WSADATA wsockd;
@@ -127,7 +119,7 @@ struct llarp_win32_loop : public llarp_ev_loop
 
     if(iocpfd == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
       return false;
-    _running = true;
+
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -300,7 +292,7 @@ struct llarp_win32_loop : public llarp_ev_loop
   }
 
   bool
-  add_ev(llarp::ev_io* ev)
+  add_ev(llarp::ev_io* ev, bool write)
   {
     ev->listener_id = reinterpret_cast< ULONG_PTR >(ev);
     if(!::CreateIoCompletionPort(reinterpret_cast< HANDLE >(ev->fd), iocpfd,
@@ -331,13 +323,13 @@ struct llarp_win32_loop : public llarp_ev_loop
   bool
   running() const
   {
-    return _running;
+    return iocpfd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
   }
 
   void
   stop()
   {
-    _running = false;
+    // still does nothing
   }
 };
 
diff --git a/llarp/fs.hpp b/llarp/fs.hpp
index ad6d06dd3..9b0e71889 100644
--- a/llarp/fs.hpp
+++ b/llarp/fs.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // win32 is the only one that doesn't use cpp17::filesystem
 // because cpp17::filesystem is unimplemented for Windows
 // -despair86
-#if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
+#if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__sun)
 namespace fs = std::experimental::filesystem;
 #else
 namespace fs = std::filesystem;
diff --git a/llarp/threadpool.cpp b/llarp/threadpool.cpp
index 530b7a191..75bd5a365 100644
--- a/llarp/threadpool.cpp
+++ b/llarp/threadpool.cpp
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ namespace llarp
             pthread_setname_np(name);
 #elif(__FreeBSD__) || (__OpenBSD__) || (__NetBSD__)
             pthread_set_name_np(pthread_self(), name);
-#elif !defined(_MSC_VER) || !defined(_WIN32)
+#elif(__linux__) || (__MINGW32__)
             pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), name);
-#else
+#elif defined(_MSC_VER)
             SetThreadName(GetCurrentThreadId(), name);
 #endif
           }
diff --git a/llarp/win32_inet.c b/llarp/win32_inet.c
index 83f16f7f6..06f8dfe19 100644
--- a/llarp/win32_inet.c
+++ b/llarp/win32_inet.c
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@
  *
  * -despair86 30/07/18
  */
+
+// these need to be in a specific order
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <iphlpapi.h>
 #include <llarp/net.h>
 #include <windows.h>
+#include <iphlpapi.h>
 #include "win32_intrnl.h"
 
 const char *
diff --git a/llarp/win32_intrnl.c b/llarp/win32_intrnl.c
index 7a9e65ddf..3ceaae52e 100644
--- a/llarp/win32_intrnl.c
+++ b/llarp/win32_intrnl.c
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 /*
  * All the user-mode scaffolding necessary to backport GetAdaptersAddresses(2))
  * to the NT 5.x series. See further comments for any limitations.
- *
- * -despair86 30/07/18
+ * NOTE: this is dead code, i haven't had time to debug it yet due to illness.
+ * For now, downlevel platforms use GetAdaptersInfo(2) which is inet4 only.
+ * -despair86 20/08/18
  */
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -14,9 +15,10 @@
 #undef WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
 #endif
 
-#include <tdi.h>
+// these need to be in a specific order
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <winternl.h>
+#include <tdi.h>
 #include "win32_intrnl.h"
 
 const PWCHAR TcpFileName = L"\\Device\\Tcp";
@@ -501,7 +503,10 @@ getInterfaceIndexTable(void)
  */
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #include <windows.h>
+
+typedef HRESULT(FAR PASCAL *p_SetThreadDescription)(void *, const wchar_t *);
 #define EXCEPTION_SET_THREAD_NAME ((DWORD)0x406D1388)
+
 typedef struct _THREADNAME_INFO
 {
   DWORD dwType;     /* must be 0x1000 */
@@ -515,20 +520,43 @@ SetThreadName(DWORD dwThreadID, LPCSTR szThreadName)
 {
   THREADNAME_INFO info;
   DWORD infosize;
-
-  info.dwType     = 0x1000;
-  info.szName     = szThreadName;
-  info.dwThreadID = dwThreadID;
-  info.dwFlags    = 0;
-
-  infosize = sizeof(info) / sizeof(DWORD);
-
-  __try
+  HANDLE hThread;
+  /* because loonix is SHIT and limits thread names to 16 bytes */
+  wchar_t thr_name_w[16];
+  p_SetThreadDescription _SetThreadDescription;
+
+  /* current win10 flights now have a new named-thread API, let's try to use
+   * that first! */
+  /* first, dlsym(2) the new call from system library */
+  _SetThreadDescription = (p_SetThreadDescription)GetProcAddress(
+      GetModuleHandle("kernel32"), "SetThreadDescription");
+  if(_SetThreadDescription)
   {
-    RaiseException(EXCEPTION_SET_THREAD_NAME, 0, infosize, (DWORD *)&info);
+    hThread = OpenThread(THREAD_SET_LIMITED_INFORMATION, FALSE, dwThreadID);
+    MultiByteToWideChar(CP_ACP, 0, szThreadName, -1, thr_name_w, 16);
+    if(hThread)
+      _SetThreadDescription(hThread, thr_name_w);
+    else
+      goto old; /* for whatever reason, we couldn't get a handle to the thread.
+                   Just use the old method. */
   }
-  __except(EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER)
+  else
   {
+  old:
+    info.dwType     = 0x1000;
+    info.szName     = szThreadName;
+    info.dwThreadID = dwThreadID;
+    info.dwFlags    = 0;
+
+    infosize = sizeof(info) / sizeof(DWORD);
+
+    __try
+    {
+      RaiseException(EXCEPTION_SET_THREAD_NAME, 0, infosize, (DWORD *)&info);
+    }
+    __except(EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER)
+    {
+    }
   }
 }
 #endif
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/filesystem.h b/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/filesystem.h
index 9d925f2a0..94cdddb5b 100644
--- a/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/filesystem.h
+++ b/vendor/cppbackport-master/lib/filesystem.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "version.h"
 
 #if defined(CPP17) && defined(USE_CXX17_FILESYSTEM)
-#if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER)
+#if defined(__MINGW32__) || defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__sun)
 // win32 needs experimental
 #include <experimental/filesystem>
 #else
diff --git a/vendor/libtuntap-master/tuntap-unix-sunos.c b/vendor/libtuntap-master/tuntap-unix-sunos.c
index 129040eee..613c06cd7 100644
--- a/vendor/libtuntap-master/tuntap-unix-sunos.c
+++ b/vendor/libtuntap-master/tuntap-unix-sunos.c
@@ -34,49 +34,58 @@
 
 #include "tuntap.h"
 
+/* TODO(despair): port all this shit */
+
 static int
-tuntap_sys_create_dev(struct device *dev, int tun) {
-	return -1;
+tuntap_sys_create_dev(struct device *dev, int tun)
+{
+  return -1;
 }
 
 int
-tuntap_sys_start(struct device *dev, int mode, int tun) {
-	return -1;
+tuntap_sys_start(struct device *dev, int mode, int tun)
+{
+  return -1;
 }
 
 void
-tuntap_sys_destroy(struct device *dev) {
-	return -1;
+tuntap_sys_destroy(struct device *dev)
+{
+  return /*-1*/;
 }
 
 int
-tuntap_sys_set_hwaddr(struct device *dev, struct ether_addr *eth_addr) {
-	return -1;
+tuntap_sys_set_hwaddr(struct device *dev, struct ether_addr *eth_addr)
+{
+  return -1;
 }
 
 int
-tuntap_sys_set_ipv4(struct device *dev, t_tun_in_addr *s4, uint32_t imask) {
-	return -1;
+tuntap_sys_set_ipv4(struct device *dev, t_tun_in_addr *s4, uint32_t imask)
+{
+  return -1;
 }
 
 int
-tuntap_sys_set_ipv6(struct device *dev, t_tun_in6_addr *s6, uint32_t imask) {
-	return -1;
+tuntap_sys_set_ipv6(struct device *dev, t_tun_in6_addr *s6, uint32_t imask)
+{
+  return -1;
 }
 
 int
-tuntap_sys_set_ifname(struct device *dev, const char *ifname, size_t len) {
-	(void)dev;
-	(void)ifname;
-	(void)len;
-	return -1;
+tuntap_sys_set_ifname(struct device *dev, const char *ifname, size_t len)
+{
+  (void)dev;
+  (void)ifname;
+  (void)len;
+  return -1;
 }
 
 int
-tuntap_sys_set_descr(struct device *dev, const char *descr, size_t len) {
-	(void)dev;
-	(void)descr;
-	(void)len;
-	return -1;
+tuntap_sys_set_descr(struct device *dev, const char *descr, size_t len)
+{
+  (void)dev;
+  (void)descr;
+  (void)len;
+  return -1;
 }
-
diff --git a/vendor/libtuntap-master/tuntap-unix.c b/vendor/libtuntap-master/tuntap-unix.c
index e22364698..fa0e5feaf 100644
--- a/vendor/libtuntap-master/tuntap-unix.c
+++ b/vendor/libtuntap-master/tuntap-unix.c
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
  * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#ifdef __sun
+#define BSD_COMP
+#define TUNSDEBUG _IOW('t', 90, int)
+#endif
+
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>