Ever for the reason that introduction of the OLED mannequin, Nintendo’s flagship Swap dock has included an Ethernet port, and this 12 months’s Swap 2 continues that. For those who’re searching for the quickest obtain speeds or need to dock to your TV to play aggressive on-line video games, chances are you’ll profit from wiring the dock on to your router.
Nevertheless, since its launch in June, we have seen reviews of gamers having points with wired web connections. Some level to the Realtek port because the wrongdoer, whereas others consider it is a particular firmware or software program glitch, or a USB-C-related handshake concern that recurrently causes points. Nevertheless, for no matter purpose, there appears to be a gaggle of individuals the place the Ethernet port on Swap 2 shouldn’t be working correctly.
Sadly, once I requested the Nationwide League workplace, they have been silent. Both the wi-fi connection is sweet sufficient for you and you have by no means struggled with wiring a dock, otherwise you’re simply not having issues.
Nevertheless, there are numerous individuals on our boards and the broader web who’ve issues. To various levels, some corporations have despatched their docks again to Nintendo. Some individuals have reported that connecting their telephone through a USB cable someway resets the chip, permitting Ethernet to work correctly, even when solely briefly.
Naturally, Nintendo has error codes and associated pages, however assuming that utilizing a special Ethernet cable does not resolve the difficulty, opening a report ticket with Nintendo is the one choice they provide.
Clearly it is irritating if this concern impacts you, however we need to perceive how many individuals that is affecting. Like all digital gadget, there is a difficult fee of failures and manufacturing defects that happen, and with 10.36 million individuals choosing up a Swap 2 within the first few months (and counting), there’s sure to be some defective items on the market. However how widespread is the issue?
Tell us within the survey under if you happen to had any points together with your wired web connection and if/the way you resolved the difficulty.