#Cant connect online with others

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tall zephyr
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i keep trying to play online but it keep saying it cant connect to other switches, i think its the wifi but idk how to fix it

wintry steppe
tall zephyr
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smash and mario kart

wintry steppe
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Check below

sullen widgetBOT
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nat

NAT TYPES & ONLINE MULTIPLAYER

§ Many Nintendo first party games (Mario Kart, Animal Crossing, etc...) use peer-to-peer connection in online multiplayer, this is affected by Network Address Translation (NAT) - a network protocol. NAT type rank from A > B > C > D, from best to worse.

Check your NAT type: System Settings ⚙️ > Internet > Test Connection.

■ Peer-to-peer Protocol
The way it works: The players in the same online multiplayer section communicate with each other directly. Therefore the section's quality (lag, delay) depends on each player's connection's quality.

■ NAT Type's Effects
With NAT Type C, D, or even B, you will have trouble connecting and often see Error Code: 2618-0516 - Unable to connect to other console(s)

■ To improve your NAT type, there are several methods:
● Using a LAN/Ethernet adapter for the dock (Please type !tag lan for more info. Although sometime, even with an adapter, it would still require you to use the solutions below.
● Setup DMZ (demilitarized zone) or Port-forwarding on your router. It does require certain networking knowledge to do so. Below are Nintendo's guides:
➤ How to place a Nintendo Switch console into a router's DMZ.
➤ How to Set Up a Router's Port Forwarding for a Nintendo Switch Console - Open all ports, essentially the same with DMZ.

⚠︎ Warning: DMZ or Port-forwarding won't open your network (or your console) to any security risk. Read more HERE.

※ Note: Sometime you cannot improve your NAT type by these methods This is due to your Internet Service Provider (ISP)'s config. In this case, give your ISP a call.

Requested by BladeSpringSun#4133
tall zephyr
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these methods dont seem to work the highest nat type ive gotten is B, isnt there another way or is that it?

wintry steppe
tall zephyr
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im am not

wintry steppe
tall zephyr
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welp i dont have a LAN for the dock so i cant really do that

wintry steppe
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Yeah but again, which methods have you tried?

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That doesn't answer my questions ._.

tall zephyr
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i tried reseting the settings, i changed the dns settings and the ip address settings

wintry steppe
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So you didn't go through with DMZ nor port-forwarding?

tall zephyr
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yes i did too

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but it no work

wintry steppe
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When you have DMZ on, it can only gave you NAT type B?

tall zephyr
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it sometimes goes down to D

wintry steppe
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I see

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It sounds like you are having some issue with the connection from ISP

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In this case, there are 2 other solutions left

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one is to use VPN, which is very annoying to setup

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the 2nd one is simply asking your ISP to help

tall zephyr
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a ok

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ill see what i can do then