A Foolproof Way to Keep Your Console Completely Offline While Using CivSwitch

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This might be obvious to some of you, but seeing how many people are connecting their consoles to the internet and ending up stuck on the Supernag, I thought this might be useful to anyone who hasn't tried it yet and is worried about running into this issue when they eventually do. I am posting this again because reddit removed my last post, I don't know why. 1. Choose a router You can use a spare router or even your main router. Just keep in mind that disconnecting your main router from the internet will temporarily interrupt internet access for other devices connected to it. 2. Disconnect the router from the internet Plug in the router, but do NOT connect anything to its WAN/Internet port. 3. Configure the Wi-Fi network Access your router's settings and create a Wi-Fi network with your own name and password. 4. Connect your PC to the router Connect an Ethernet cable to one of the router's LAN ports. Ethernet is recommended because it allows your PC to maintain internet access through Wi-Fi while connected to the isolated router. 5. Connect your Switch 2 to the same network On your Switch 2, find the Wi-Fi network you just created and connect to it. 6. Configure the Switch 2's IP address manually After connecting your Switch 2 to the Wi-Fi network, the console will report that the network has no internet access. That's expected. Open the network settings and select your newly created Wi-Fi network. Go to Change Settings. Find IP Address Settings and change the setting from Automatic to Manual. Enter the IP configuration for your local network. For example, you could use: 192 .168.1.20 Router/Gateway: 192. 168.1.1 Subnet Mask: 255. 255.255.0 7. Launch CivSwitch With both devices connected to the isolated network, follow the project's instructions, using the Switch 2's IP address you configured earlier. Important notes Before turning Airplane Mode off, delete all previously saved Wi-Fi networks on your Switch. The router must NOT be connected to the WAN. The PC should use Ethernet if you want to maintain internet access on it;   submitted by   /u/Gab_Reis [link]   [comments]